Review of Away from Her (2007) by Victoria Clara C — 08 Jul 2008

She said "Do you think it'd be fun... Do you think it'd be fun if we got married?".

I took her up on it. I shouted yes. I never wanted to be away from her. She had the spark of life.

This movie is heartbreaking and truly a feast for the eyes. The performances are one better then the other, Julie Christie was incredible. It was amazing the way she could get ahead of what was going to happen. With one look I could tell if she remembered him or not. The love between the characters is so touching. The script was,though, the best part of this movie. Each word was carefully thought through, so poetic and beautifully brought to life by the actors. It matches perfectly the beauty of the scenes.

I also loved the fact that they didn't leave anything for certain and you had to realise every detail. Even the ending. The ending was PERFECT.

The only thing I didn't like was that Fiona was never advanced enough to be sent to the second floor. That pissed me off because I thought they were laughing at the seriousness of the disease. She had done nothing compared to a progressed Alzheimer patient, believe me, forgeting names and places is nothing, an advanced patient can't get out of bed, go to the bathroom alone, has violent reactions, etc.

But I didn't stay mad because I realise that the whole point of the movie isn't showing the disease, but a tragic love story in older people.

Beautiful and touching film.