Director: Lee Toland Krieger
Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn, Kathy Baker
Running Time: 113 minutes
Synopsis: In 1937, 29 year-old Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) was trapped in frozen water and struck by lightning, causing her to stop aging. To avoid intense scrutiny, she consequently relocated every decade and assumed a series of fake identities. In 2014, Adaline is in San Francisco and preparing for another move when she attracts the romantic attention of wealthy literature benefactor Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman). Her daughter Flemming (Ellen Burstyn), who is now in her 80s, encourages her mom to take a chance on love. But when Adaline meets Ellis' father William (Harrison Ford), her history catches up to her present.
Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn, Kathy Baker
Running Time: 113 minutes
Synopsis: In 1937, 29 year-old Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) was trapped in frozen water and struck by lightning, causing her to stop aging. To avoid intense scrutiny, she consequently relocated every decade and assumed a series of fake identities. In 2014, Adaline is in San Francisco and preparing for another move when she attracts the romantic attention of wealthy literature benefactor Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman). Her daughter Flemming (Ellen Burstyn), who is now in her 80s, encourages her mom to take a chance on love. But when Adaline meets Ellis' father William (Harrison Ford), her history catches up to her present.
What Works Well: The fantasy dream of eternal youth is explored through a dreamy romance, delving into the complications of not growing old as time moves on and all others age. Co-writers J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz expose the difference between surviving for eternity and living towards an end with welcome pragmatism, allowing the sad loneliness of a life unsynched from society to surface within an unusual love triangle. Harrison Ford is the standout presence in a talent-rich cast, and attractive San Francisco locations (with some Vancouver subbing) add the necessary gloss.
What Does Not Work As Well: The second act romance elements meander into languid territory, and what should have been a climactic conversation occurs off-screen.
Key Quote:
Adaline: Tell me something I can hold on to forever and never let go.
Ellis: Let go.
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