The Age of Adaline
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
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- Blake Lively , Michiel Huisman , Harrison Ford , Ellen Burstyn , Kathy Baker , Amanda Crew , Lynda Boyd
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Admirable film.
Absolutely Fantastic
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Main characters are attractive, special effect and music background are good, gentle and soft. They make the film quite interesting. The plot is not impressive but they clearly explain why she isn't affected by time, not keeping the cause a secret. That's what differentiates the movie from most of the film about immortals. +1 point for the film. If you like romance movies, you should watch it.
We spend our lives scared of dying and growing old but in fact we find out at some point that fear of death pushes us forward. It's a wonderfully written story. Although I am not a fan of fantasy elements but since it shares a great point I enjoyed every single moment of the movie. I began watching it a year ago and I stopped it after 10 or 15 minutes since I just didn't find it interesting. However today it was intriguing and not at all boring which just proves me once again that we have to be in a certain state of mind to enjoy some movies. It reminded me a bit of Benjamin Buttons although it bears no similarity in the plot just the idea - different aging process or lack of it for that matter.
The ability to never age. Yes, a young woman named Adaline dies in a freak accident. Yet, unexplainable (in any logical sense), she is brought back to life and is now unable to age. Youth, it is something we cling on to. The uncontrollable desire to never grow old. Closer and closer to death. Yet, is this a blessing or a curse? Seeing everyone else that you love go through life til their timely deaths. This film beautifully explores that idea. Initially, I wasn't too sure if this was going to a sappy romance, fortunately it wasn't. In fact, this was executed with extreme class and elegance. Most of this is provided by the central character, performed eloquently by Blake Lively. She made Adaline elusive, incorporating many fine details that made her utterly watchable. Lively's sheer natural beauty (my God...what a babe), the vintage fashionable attire and the way she executes the lines with such class. She needs more lead roles. Ellen Burstyn was fantastic, but wanted more screen time of her. This is Harrison Ford's best performance in quite some time, it actually seems like he wants to be there. An understated emotional role that felt very nuanced. The main love interest and relationship itself was sweet, nothing too powerful or emotionally investing. The direction was surprisingly better than average, I mean some of the shots were magnificent to watch, especially the thunderbolt hitting Adaline's car. I do love me some good slow motion. The countless scenes of narration explaining the apparent "science" behind the freak accident and illustrating Adaline's past life felt uninspired and lazy. I also found the ending to be slightly tame, in comparison to the more powerful first two acts. However, in saying that, this caught me by surprise. I found it to be a sweet and endearing romance with a good sci-fi twist. Highly enjoyable, would happily watch again.
The Age of Adaline is a terrible movie with a poorly developed plot and a cast that tries far too hard. It has an interesting set up as we follow an immortal woman named Adaline struggling to cope with losing people she loves as she lives on. However, it fails to deliver in all the potential this plot had, disengaging us from the story with an unusual narrator. The characters in this movie are also, quite simply, unlikeable. I had no reason to route for Adaline, she does not do anything intriguing enough or honourable enough to have me both respect or have any desire to follow her on this journey. Her love interest Ellis is also also a boring, two dimensional character. The cast could have saved these ineffective characters, but they had as little interest in this plot as the writers did. Blake Lively is not a likable leading lady, she never grabbed me or pulled me in to this story, and her complete lack of chemistry with Michiel Huisman made this movie even more difficult to watch. Harrison Ford does deliver a good, surprisingly passionate performance, but it was sad to watch him do great work for such a lackluster project. A regret from beginning to end. Boring and dull, The Age of Adaline is certainly not worth a watch. A woman who does not age struggles when she starts to fall in love. Best Performance: Harrison Ford / Worst Performance: Blake Lively