The Age of Adaline Reviews
Love this movie - something a little different and unexpected. Enjoyed everything about it.
What if we stopped aging altogether, immune to the ravages of time, never worrying about the process of slowly withering away? But just because time doesn鈥檛 move with us doesn鈥檛 mean it can鈥檛 stop for love 10 years old and this serves as a familiar tale we all know Yet it acts as a fable touching upon things like mediation on immortality, impermanence, loneliness, loss of life, and the struggle to find love thanks to director Lee Toland Kriger Blake Lively plays Adaline Bowman; she鈥檚 an ordinary woman born in 1908 She was married and had a family of her own Then one night driving home she gets into a car accident and by some magical set of circumstances her body chemistry is drastically altered From that moment on Adaline has gained the gift of immortality being immune to the ravages of time not aging another day It seems unbelievable to her but there are obstacles to contend with; everyone else around her still dies either by natural causes etc., she has to keep moving from place to place to avoid suspicion given the many decades she lives through, it also pains her that she cannot be with someone having a real relationship In present day she meets a young man named Ellis, he becomes the apple of her eye yet she鈥檚 very reluctant to make it real believing she can spare him the pain of him staying young Harrison Ford also plays a supporting role tying to Adaline鈥檚 past which hits hard for her The film is utterly romantic with a love for things nostalgic of days long gone along with some good acting When you don鈥檛 age like everyone else it鈥檚 not the same when you don鈥檛 grow old, that love be everlasting and have meaning only heartbreak, is there something we can hold onto and never let go, some of us don鈥檛 know how to have a life after so long, it鈥檚 also a true testament nobody wants to live forever, time is precious, and love can be eternal, our bodies grow old but our passion can abide, it鈥檚 much stronger than longevity Blake Lively鈥檚 performance really carries the film even if it feels a bit saccharine and more along the lines of a Lifetime tv feature It also feels a bit long being nearly 2 hours But the movie goes over the ruminations of living an eternal lonely existence in a believable manner without leaning too heavily into the sci-fi aspect with undertones of melancholy and yearning for a connection Ellen Burstyn and Amanda Crew are wonderful supporting players as well with heartfelt performances The costumes for each decade are spot-on too next to warm cinematography For Adaline she鈥檚 an old soul having the wisdom and weariness never growing old being a big downside so the movie addresses several of the pitfalls living with something that feels like a burden Again Lively鈥檚 performance is the strength of this romance meets science-fiction tale making us appreciate our own mortality
Blake Lively is a one- note actor. Boring.
A must-watch for anyone who enjoys films that spark both reflection and emotion.
Fairytales make magic so that they can reveal something about reality. This movie suspended reality and stayed there, never telling a single truth about anything. Adeline doesn't age and everyone around her does. So, she pretends to be 29 and dates other men of this age group. These young men aren't intimidated by her at all. They are allured by her maturity, wit and knowledge and fall quickly in love with her. What reality is this, again? Because most 29 year old women are faced with guys who can't be anywhere around a woman who is superior in any way to them. In reality, men would be running away from Adeline, at best, or at worst, actively loathing her. There is no way a 101-year-old Adeline would want anything to do with a 29 year old man. I found it more likely (though still not very likely) that she'd be a better companion to Harrison Ford's character simply because he was older. Then, to find out that he was the love of her life but, oops, she's dating his son and has fallen for him, instead, for some unknown reason... It was just ICK. There was never a believable moment in this film. I thought the acting was wonderful. Blake Lively and Harrison Ford were fantastic. But... there was no truth anywhere here.
Although the storyline is based on silly cellular biology science, the acting by Blake Lively and most of the cast makes this a very fairly enjoyable movie. The script for Ellis trying to win Adaline was a bit creepy, stalky and pushy and lacked the chemistry another actor could have delivered. The other actors and their scripts were fine.
It had some weak points, but I enjoyed it overall. Good acting, great score, heartfelt story, and shot beautifully!
Great picture, good acting, but a very boring second half of the story.
I love this moved and the majority of the cast are great. It is well worth seeing and it will remain one of my favourite films of all time, but I feel Harrison Ford for me is a little miscast, and jt looses some of it's flow in his scenes
The science behind the film completely fails to impress, no matter how much the narrator tries to make it sound believable. If you can get past that, the acting and chemistry of the leads makes for an enjoyable and relatively original film.
I'm fine being deeply touched and swept away with the mystery and magic of the story. Another heartfelt story with Blake Lively and her gorgeous costars.
Thematically, it doesn鈥檛 quite know what it wants to be or where it belongs. It鈥檚 okay, and worth a watch simply because of Lively and Ford鈥檚 performances.
Whimsical light romantic story. Great Saturday afternoon movie snuggling on the couch.
Stinker, no watch. P u
If you want to watch a movie with boring acting and a boring plot, this is the one for you! From Blake鈥檚 unnecessary lip biting to the unnecessary third narrator voiceover, the movie had great potential but was not used to its full.
A touching story with excellent direction and music, if you're looking for a thought-provoking, intelligent, and romantic film, one of the greatest (if not the best) choice is The Age Of Adaline.
Hollywood ! Nice but so much predictable like all Hollywood movie... The fact that a narrator has to explain the obvious is still Hollywood condescendence of the public.
It sounds weird to say that this is a fun movie but it is. I love the interesting concept. And how it makes its point with past & present colliding in interesting ways. Its elegant & graceful; with Blake Lively playing a truly formidable, strong female character. And an ellen Burstyn performance is always welcome.
The Age of Adaline is perfect, I just love this movie.
I just want to ask if the filmmakers are OK because this feels like a cry for help. Also, Blake Lively's acting is just... horrendous.