The Age of Adaline is a film about a woman who has stopped aging. There have been other films with similar storylines, but a good friend recommended it, so my husband and I watched it. I was so impressed! An unusual choice was using a narrator to fill in parts of the story that wouldn’t be explained by the characters. It works.
Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) was in a car accident at the age of 29, and mysteriously stopped aging. This created a difficult life for her in terms of relationships. Her daughter Flemming (played by Cate Richardson and then Ellen Burstyn as she grows older) goes through the aging process while her mother remains the same. It was fascinating to me that Adaline maintains the elegance of someone who was a young woman in the 1930’s. It suits her well.
Adaline has had a series of love relationships, never being able to remain in one for long due to her never growing old. She meets Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) who falls head over heels in love with her, and she reluctantly enters into a relationship with him even though she knows she’ll have to desert him eventually.
Ellis takes Adaline to his parents’ home for their 40th anniversary party. His father William (Harrison Ford) and his mother Kathy (Kathy Baker) welcome the mysterious Adaline into their home, and this is where it really gets interesting. I am not easily surprised in a film, but this development was perfect for the story.
I will not give any spoilers for this excellent film, and encourage you to watch it for yourself. The performances are stellar.The sets are outstanding, especially in the period parts of the film, and the music fits the action well. The film is rated PG-13 for a suggestive comment.
Did you see The Age of Adaline? What did you think of it? Have you seen other films where a character does not age, and how did you like them?
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