Saturday, April 25, 2015

The Age of Adaline-Timeless Celestial Chick Flick

The theme of never growing old never seems to get old.  It is often fodder for stories, movies & contemplation.  Vampire movie fans need not attend, and there's little appeal here for men (other than the incredibly beautiful Blake Lively.)  Adaline is played by Lively who reveals her acting chops but nary a wrinkle in time or upon her gorgeous face.  The premise (& ending) could use resuscitating, but let be swept up with the concept of never aging a day from the time you are at the pinnacle of health & beauty.  Iron out the platitudes of "opening yourself to love" blah blah and allow for the quandaries of both the blessing & the curse of eternal youth.  I am endless sucker for this storyline.  The AGE of ADALINE will cause you to ponder the conundrums immortality.  Give yourself permission to embrace the wonderful wallop of emotions this film delivers.  The ensemble cast of older veterans, Ellen Bursten, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver & Kathy Baker lend their star power to help this movie move you.  The romantic lead is played by Michael Hussiman whose sex appeal is undeniable.  The AGE of ADALINE is not Plato or deeply philosophical for that matter.  All that truly matters is I was won over by this film.  Given the choice,  I'd opt for perpetuating the facade of eternal youth.    

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