After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
Mark Kermode, Observer film critic. Sun 10 May 2015 07.59 BST.For all the foolishness of its premise, this is unexpectedly enjoyable, boosted by some on-the-money support from Ellen Burstyn as Adaline’s ageing daughter, and Harrison Ford…
So how exactly has Adaline’s non-ageing miracle been achieved? Due to being struck by lightning and the electricity reacting with her DNA. But I have an alternative explanation: Adaline’s sheer blandness was excreted into her bloodstream…
The film offers us the story of a young woman, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively), born on New Year’s Day in San Francisco in 1908, who loses the ability to age after a freak car accident and lightning strike. (Cutely verbose narration informs…
