This PG-13 film wasn't at all what I expected; I'm happy to confess it was better. It has silly moments that just don't add up and some of the quasi-scientific explanation is too contrived, but it's unpredictable and fun, so I'm not going to worry about it. Director Lee Toland Krieger ("Celeste & Jesse Forever") manages to overcome some of the silly stuff and embrace the rest.
We watch:
- Blake Lively ("Gossip Girl") Adeline was her original name but to avoid becoming a laboratory specimen for science, she must move and change identities at least once every ten years. This condemns her to a solitary life. (She's really good at Trivial Pursuit though, you can learn a lot over a lifetime like hers.)
- Michiel Huisman ("Game of Thrones") Ellis is charmed, fascinated and head over heals for this woman he meets at a New Year's Eve party. He tells her the worst joke she has ever heard.
- Harrison Ford ("Ender's Game") William is preparing to celebrate his 40th wedding anniversary; both of his children will be there.
- Kathy Baker ("Saving Mr. Banks") is Connie, William's wife and the mother of his children.
- Anthony Ingruber (TV and short films) is remarkably well cast as William's younger self; he has that little sideways grin down pat.
- Ellen Burstyn ("Interstellar") is Flemming, Adeline's elderly daughter, who is considering a move to an assisted living place in Arizona. She has kept her mother's secret all these years.
- A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (I think it is) represents all her companions over the decades. Unfortunately, humans usually outlive their pets.
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Here is a sample:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3178934041
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Here is a sample:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3178934041
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