The Age of Adaline

I've already mentioned a couple of times that, despite my cynical approach to life, I sometimes do have a romantic moment and Adaline was right on time for it. Despite minor issues, I enjoyed the film and had a good time with it. Blake Lively was a great choice for the lead role. She’s really nice to look at, and is also a great actress, which is a perfect combination. The story wasn’t exactly original, but the creators handled it in a way that suited me perfectly. (03/11/2018)

By its very nature, it's hard to translate a subject like this into reality with a straight face. Anyway, I appreciate the fact that the main character's plight comes first and foremost and there is a rather convincing subversion of the ingrained stereotype that it's actually great to be young all the time. The development of this motif is actually quite strong and the conflict with the character played by Harrison Ford is interesting. In the end, it's exactly between 3 stars and 4 stars, as I somehow couldn't shake the feeling that the conclusion was premature and not entirely convincing. A typical example of a film whose rating I would (probably) change downward after a second viewing. After the first viewing, it's a shaky 4 stars, especially for the novel story and the reasonably imaginative narrative style. (10/04/2020)

A modern romantic fairy tale with the breathtaking Blake Lively, a story that is easy to understand and with a very interesting and also original role for Harrison Ford (not including the fact that his character’s name is Jones and he is a doctor). I also liked the representative of Ford's “younger version" - tell us, Mrs. Ingruber, what happened back then? (02/08/2017)

It started off really nicely, I could even get past the fact that Ellis was a bit of a jerk, or the awful stalker stuff like in Twilight, but then it lost its charm. Despite all the beautiful imagery and settings, despite the pleasant narrator's voice, it ended up being pretty dull and my enthusiasm for that strong beginning cooled down quite a bit. Basically, everything that happened from the moment she crashed the car around was worthless. A nice romantic flick, kind of a weaker The Makropulos Affair that turned out to be something completely mediocre in the end, even though it had its chances to stand out. Not to mention that I actually didn't wish it for the central couple – not like that, not so hastily. In the end, I thought she loved his dad more, but that was probably because Ford is just a much better actor than Huisman. (16/12/2015)

A very, very beautiful film. A smart tale about the fate of love and inevitability in human life that grabs you by the heart not only with a sweet story that incorporates a sensitive sci-fi plot, but above all with its magical atmosphere of fatefulness and the simple but compelling, and very distinctive narration. The result is not overly sweet yet tasteful, and very, very touching. Plus the gorgeous Blake Lively and the eternally likeable Ford. 85% (25/11/2015)