The Age of Adaline: An ageless one, this!

Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn
Rated: 8/10
This one is the stunning movie of the week, a must see for its sheer concept. It is a film in which Harrison Ford is a sidekick and yet there are no moments that you may regret, drag over or even prefer to not live.
And that’s because of the novelty of the storyline, its beautiful execution and the skillful direction in which the director is not daunted by the slowness of the proceedings.
Spanning a lifetime from 1906 to 2013 — a mega period of 107 years built up through the main protagonist and her “condition” which doesn’t allow her to age come what may, the film gathers a gamut of emotions, situations and flashbacks which keep you engaged all through the film.
Adaline in a picture perfect beauty whose youthfulness is immortal. Born in San Fransisco in the 1900s, she grows up to love an engineer, marry him and then lose him to an accident. And then she has her own accident which gives her death and life in one go.
Life takes such a queer and poignant turn for this lady of the 1900s that at age 107, she looks just 21. Running from city to city and revealing her true self to only her daughter (who now looks like her grandmother), Age of Adaline is a movie that is made only once in a while. If you are in no tearing hurry, sit back and enjoy this one. 
Source: Sunday Pioneer, 7 June, 2015

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