Sorry for missing a few weeks of Movie Monday – things have
been so hectic with the holidays, family, and travel! No time for watching
movies or reviewing them (or much time for blogging either). We did have one quiet
weekend at home this week, before we start another round of travel and family
gatherings, so my husband and I enjoyed a movie Saturday night.
We watched The Age of
Adaline, a movie I have wanted to see ever since we saw the preview in a
theater back in March! Adaline, played by Blake Lively, never ages. She was
born in 1908 and had an accident in the 1930’s that caused her to stop aging.
Since then, she has stayed the exact same 30-ish age and looks just the same,
even as her daughter grows up, passes her up, and gets old alongside her (the
older daughter is played by Ellen Burstyn).
Early on, Adaline discovered that when the government
figures out her secret, they want to study her, so she has coped all these
years by moving every ten years and changing her identity. She is currently
living as Jenny in her hometown of San Francisco, though she is preparing to
change to Susan and move to rural Oregon soon. She lives a quiet life working
in a historical library and avoiding getting too close to anyone. Things
change, though, when she meets Ellis, a wealthy philanthropist who is attracted
to her from the first time he sees her, played by Michiel Huisman (Sonny from
Treme).
Adaline struggles with her usual rules and wonders whether
she should stick to her plan to disappear in a few weeks or give in and fall in
love. She tries to keep her secret from Ellis, but when an old lover from 50
years ago, played by Harrison Ford, recognizes her, her careful façade begins
to fall apart. It’s a great cast, and the actors all did a wonderful job. San
Francisco makes the perfect backdrop to this story as it moves through one
hundred years – even the city changes as Adaline stays the same. I loved this
unique love story with a twist, and my husband enjoyed it also (though I think
I liked it more - not much action in this movie).
Have you seen any good movies lately?
Good to hear you liked it. I've been wanting to watch this one for a while. I just love the concept, and she is a beauty!
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