meredithsnijders This movie was amazing and I enjoyed every aspect of it. it was on my watchlist for a while and I finally got around to watching it and it was incredible

Kirpianuscus It is far to be the most inspired definition. or the most honest. but it is a usefull one. in a special sense. because it talks about an old "if...", dream of mankind, desire of many from us - to be young. forever. and this idea, as ingredient of a love story, using Harrison Ford and Ellen Burstyn is a good detail. because ...it real works. because it could be discovered as parable. because it propose a story who, without be spectacular, it has the status of hot chocolate for soul not sentimental, beautiful, using crumbs from classic films about same theme, it is one of films who deserve to see. not as refuge. but for simple motif to see the nuances of life. that is all.

The Movie Diorama The ability to never age. Yes, a young woman named Adaline dies in a freak accident. Yet, unexplainable (in any logical sense), she is brought back to life and is now unable to age. Youth, it is something we cling on to. The uncontrollable desire to never grow old. Closer and closer to death. Yet, is this a blessing or a curse? Seeing everyone else that you love go through life til their timely deaths. This film beautifully explores that idea. Initially, I wasn't too sure if this was going to a sappy romance, fortunately it wasn't. In fact, this was executed with extreme class and elegance. Most of this is provided by the central character, performed eloquently by Blake Lively. She made Adaline elusive, incorporating many fine details that made her utterly watchable. Lively's sheer natural beauty (my God...what a babe), the vintage fashionable attire and the way she executes the lines with such class. She needs more lead roles. Ellen Burstyn was fantastic, but wanted more screen time of her. This is Harrison Ford's best performance in quite some time, it actually seems like he wants to be there. An understated emotional role that felt very nuanced. The main love interest and relationship itself was sweet, nothing too powerful or emotionally investing. The direction was surprisingly better than average, I mean some of the shots were magnificent to watch, especially the thunderbolt hitting Adaline's car. I do love me some good slow motion. The countless scenes of narration explaining the apparent "science" behind the freak accident and illustrating Adaline's past life felt uninspired and lazy. I also found the ending to be slightly tame, in comparison to the more powerful first two acts. However, in saying that, this caught me by surprise. I found it to be a sweet and endearing romance with a good sci-fi twist. Highly enjoyable, would happily watch again.

FilmBuff1994 The Age of Adaline is a terrible movie with a poorly developed plot and a cast that tries far too hard. It has an interesting set up as we follow an immortal woman named Adaline struggling to cope with losing people she loves as she lives on. However, it fails to deliver in all the potential this plot had, disengaging us from the story with an unusual narrator. The characters in this movie are also, quite simply, unlikeable. I had no reason to route for Adaline, she does not do anything intriguing enough or honourable enough to have me both respect or have any desire to follow her on this journey. Her love interest Ellis is also also a boring, two dimensional character. The cast could have saved these ineffective characters, but they had as little interest in this plot as the writers did. Blake Lively is not a likable leading lady, she never grabbed me or pulled me in to this story, and her complete lack of chemistry with Michiel Huisman made this movie even more difficult to watch. Harrison Ford does deliver a good, surprisingly passionate performance, but it was sad to watch him do great work for such a lackluster project. A regret from beginning to end. Boring and dull, The Age of Adaline is certainly not worth a watch. A woman who does not age struggles when she starts to fall in love. Best Performance: Harrison Ford / Worst Performance: Blake Lively