Film No. 24 (2015) The Age of Adeline April 14th.

Film No. 24 (2015) April 14th. 6:30 PM VMAX Innaloo.

"My character Adeline, she was born in 1908, she gets into to a car accident and she never ages again" (Blake Lively describes her character in a promotional trailer leading up to the release of the film).

The Age of Adeline


Blake Lively's description of her role is as simplistic as the film itself. It is important to warn prospective popcorn munchers enthused by the prospect of The Age of Adeline that you will not be required to think too deeply during your cinema experience. At times your mind might wander into prediction mode but only if you care for Lively's character.

To begin,the omnisicient narrator(Hugh Ross)talks us through the fairytale of how Adeline had a car accident in 1908 just as the Earth lined up with Saturn which in turn tilted just as the man in the moon blinked. Well, not really, but because of extraordinary circumstances Adeline is rendered immortal at the age of 29. 

  With the premise set, most of the love story unfolds in modern day New York and its surrounds and we learn through flashback of Adeline's past. Her true angst comes from her secret being known only by her aging daughter Flemming (Ellen Burstyn) and the fact that she has to keep moving on. And of course there have been lost loves.

The thing that surprises me most about The Age of Adeline is that it has been released for cinema. It has all the hallmarks of an HBO tele-movie. With a couple of subtle adjustments it would do good business in home cinemas in the lead up to Christmas. Perhaps distributors feel that Harrison Ford playing the prospective father-in-law displaying some of his best Fugitive facial expressions might strike a chord. Adeline is very inoffensive so don't be offended by the price of your cinema ticket. 5GUMS