Review of 45 Years (2015) by Donna B — 10 Feb 2018
This movie had promise but ended up being what they call a nothing burger. The premise is that the husband's long ago first love did in the Alps, and her body was just discovered. The 45 year wife finds out about the first love only after the body discovery and a letter.
The husband starts acting despondent, perhaps wondering what his life would have been like, had his first love not died. This upsets the 45 year wife. It's all very droll. Who doesn't have a long ago love? Who doesn't wonder "what if" sometimes? Why would this upset the 45 year wife, and why is the audience expected to think that would end the 45 year marriage? I kept waiting for some startling news about the long ago love, like maybe he'd killed her, or he had led another life.
But no. This was the plot. End of story. The acting is aces. But the story is a bomb. Surely some writers can come up with something more interesting than this, for a plot involving senior couple.
This review of 45 Years (2015) was written by Donna B on 10 Feb 2018.
45 Years has generally received positive reviews.
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