Ratings: 7.1/10
Film Class: B
Genre: Romance Drama
Adaline (Blake Lively) is a single mother who was accidentally struck by immortality. As a result, she was forced to live out her life in the shadows in fear of being captured and experimented upon.
The Age of Adaline is rather peotic, with the narrator injecting obnoxiously-scientific humor whenever he tries to explain certain phenomenons. That's the only comic element in the movie, the rest, it's mainly tragic, tear-jerking and romantic at times.
However, despite having such a starlet to brighten up the big screens, I would say this movie is rather gloomily boring. The worst part of it is having to see an old Harrison Ford clinging onto a young Blake Lively. No offence to the veteran Indiana Jones, but everything about them felt off. The twisted turn of events about how he "reconciled" with the love of his life was a cruel joke. It was more queasy than sweet.
That said, Adaline and the main lead did have what I call a primary reaction. I don't think they were very compatible, but they did manage to pull off the romance.
The entire movie was classy, but felt like a waste of time. If it wasn't for Blake Lively, my boredom would have been the one that was immortal.
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