STILL ALICE starring Julianne Moore & Alex Baldwin

Award winning writing/directing team, Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland, adapted STILL ALICE for the big screen.  Julianne Moore stars as Dr. Alice Howland, a brilliant linguistic prof. married to Dr. John Howland (Alec Baldwin) with 3 grown children.  Shortly after Alice's 50th birthday, her picture perfect life fractures.  Alice is diagnosed with early on-set Alzaheimer's.  This incredibly well acted movie by Moore, Baldwin & Kristen Stewart (Lydia, the youngest daughter) portrays, the anguish, horrow and struggles with this devastating disease. Alzheimer's destroys one's cognitive ability, essentially robbing a person of their very being. Moore's performance is nothing less than phenomenal.  Her portrayal of Alice is profound & deeply moving.  We feel her confusion, & anxiety as we watch her progressively diminish and loose her hold on life.  It is heartwrenching to watch the transformation from an exceptional person with a rich life to a non-verbal, feeble person totally dependent on caregivers.  Baldwin & Stewart show the collateral pain & suffering Alzheimer's inflicts on loved ones.  Alice tells her husband "I wish I had cancer.  I wouldn't have to be so ashamed."   This intelligent & stirring film reminds us that we are a compilation of our memories and while we're still here, to live life to its fullest.