Reds

Call it a fascinating compromise, where the heartache of two people trying to stay together outlasts the optimism of a movement that can’t. Reed and Bryant drift not because they’re mismatched but because their ideals pull at different speeds and in different directions. He chases the event; she tries to live a life. Once the Russian Revolution starts, John sprints back toward Louise, trying to salvage a private truth. While cutting to the testimonials can feel like pressing on the brakes, it tethers the romance by letting the film be both a valentine and an elegy without the lecturing.