The Age of Adaline
A young woman, born at the turn of 20th century, is rendered ageless
after an accident. After years of a solitary life, she meets a man who
might be worth losing her immortality for.
Director:
Lee Toland KriegerWriters:
J. Mills Goodloe (screenplay),
Salvador Paskowitz (screenplay), 2 more credits.
Storyline
After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones reignites her passion for life and romance. When a weekend with his parents threatens to uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever.
The Age of Adaline Reviews
I was privileged with seeing a free pre-screening of this film, so I went in with low expectations. Now maybe it's just because I don't regularly watch romantic films, but this film didn't draw me into the storyline very well. The plot was unoriginal(but interesting!), but the film was much longer than it should have been. The film could have easily been cut around 30-40 minutes and still have filled all the plot holes, but instead half an hour of slow, unneeded dialogue was added. While the film starts off interesting, it really slows down after around the first half hour. The science that the film went by was also extremely unrealistic(however most films are these days). However, I'm not trying bash the film as a whole. The acting was wonderful; Blake Lively was superb as Adaline(very well into character). The film also had beautiful scenery, and it had a few funny one-line jokes(even though it wasn't a comedy). It wasn't a terrible film, just overly slow and sort of dragged on. I'd recommend waiting for Redbox for this film though, or at least until the theater tickets are on sale. However, if you're a large fan of romance films, I do believe this will beat a Nicholas Sparks movie any day!
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