Review of The Age of Adaline (2015) by Marcus E — 12 Jul 2015

What if in a struck of an unexplainable phenomenon you suddenly become ageless? What if you live through ages and century without getting old but at the expense of not finding the life you want and the love of your life? The Age of Adaline tackles those themes of immortality, death and life in general.

The movie is an epic-romance fantasy film that centers mainly to Adaline Bowman played by Blake Lively who was subjected to a slow aging process after an extraordinary phenomenon accident. At first, I thought it was a science documentary film but it wasn't, as The Age of Adaline delivers "something new" to the table of immortality and ageless themed movies.

It has the same theme as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) but with a different and modern twist. While this one has more inclination to the side of romance, it didn't lose the story as a whole.

There may be loopholes in the story but the great performances of Blake Lively (Adaline Bowman), Harrison Ford (William Jones) and Michiel Huisman (Ellis Jones) made it bearable to watch. They gave strong performances in my opinion.

Actually Lively, reminds me of Gwyneth Paltrow a lot here and her performance here is enough to be notice and praise. This is also what kind of break movie she needed in Hollywood - something light but with serious drama and touch of romance.

The Age of Adaline may seem not compelling for some but the theme surely made the watchers open the minds about the concept of aging and immortality and its consequences in real life. For me, this film can pass both as chick flick and romance fantasy film for a movie marathon night.