Review of Still Alice (2014) by Simon M — 11 Jul 2015

Review:

This is an extremely deep drama about a happily married woman who is suffering with a rear trait of Alzheimers. She is a promising professor who is very witty and very intelligent but as the disease grows, she starts to lose her sharp wit along with her memory, which takes it toll on her tight family life. Her husband is going through an important time at work so he has to devote a lot of his time, going back and forth to various locations to sort out his business. One of her 3 children is heavily pregnant while her youngest daughter is a struggling actor in Los Angeles so she relies on her phone to test how much she can remember. After a while her memory really does decline so the family members come together to help take care of her. This movie really did touch me because I suffered with memory lose after suffering with a severe brain tumour. The acting was superb from Moore and Baldwin and the chemistry between the characters was believable and pretty emotional. There isn't much that you can do with someone who is suffering with this disease because it matters a lot, on the patients memory on a day to day basis so I really felt for the main character who tried her utmost to remember the key things in her life. Personally, I'm surprised that the family didn't show more emotion towards there mother who was finding it hard to cope with her condition but thats just my opinion. Anyway, this is a right tear-jerker so make sure you have a box of tissues next to you while your watching this film. Emotional! .

Round-Up:

I'm really not surprised that Julianne Moore won an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA for this role because you can tell that she really did give it her all. After starring in massive movies like the Hunger Games franchise, Non-Stop, Eagle Eye and Magnolia, she has finally got what she deserves with such a touching movie about a disease that affects the young as well as the old. She really hasn't stopped working since her role in the Hand That Rocks The Cradle in 1992 and at 54 years old and with another Hunger Games in the pipeline, it really doesn't seem like she's going to be slowing down any time soon. Alec Baldwin is one of my favourite actors because he has a real natural approach to all of his roles. He really doesn't seem like he's acting half of the time and he has a great sense of humour off screen as well. With over 100 movies in his portfolio and a role in the new Mission Impossible movie, I really do think it's about time that he wins some of the big awards. The directors of this film, Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, haven't really made any major movies in there careers so I'm surprised that they were trusted with such a delicate subject matter. They really done a good job and they got the most out of a great cast. I'm glad that they have brought this disease to light because I personally don't think that it is talked about enough. .

Budget: $5million.

Worldwide Gross: $42million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their emotional dramas about a brilliant, accomplished professor who has been diagnosed Alzheimers. 6/10.