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The Age of Adaline
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLee Toland Krieger
Written byJ. Mills Goodloe
Salvador Paskowitz
Produced bySidney Kimmel
Gary Lucchesi
Brett Ratner
Tom Rosenberg
StarringBlake Lively
Michiel Huisman
Kathy Baker
Amanda Crew
Harrison Ford
Ellen Burstyn
Narrated byHugh Ross
CinematographyDavid Lanzenberg
Edited byMelissa Kent
Music byRob Simonsen
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$52.1 million[3]

The Age of Adaline is a 2015 American epic romance fantasy film directed by Lee Toland Krieger and written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz. The film stars Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, and Ellen Burstyn. The film was released on April 24, 2015.

Plot

Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) is seen purchasing fake IDs at an apartment in San Francisco. She goes home to her apartment where her dog greets her. During her 107 years of being alive, she has raised the same kind of dog over and over again. She notes that she is late for work at the downtown library’s office of archives.

While working, she opens a film reel and her life is explained. She was born on New Year's Day in 1908, got married, had a child, and became a widow. One night, an unexplainable snow began to fall as she was driving to her parents' house. She suffers a car accident, she dies in frigid waters and brought back to life by a lightning strike, the combination that causes her to remain 29 years old forever. As her daughter Flemming grows older, it becomes apparent that Adaline is not aging. One day she is pulled over by a cop, who takes away her ID as it says she is in her late 40s.

One night, she is walking home when two FBI agents put her in a car and try to take her on an airplane. She escapes and decides she will spend her life running. She explains this to Flemming, and they have a heartfelt goodbye. At present day, she adds a cosigner to her bank account and has a flashback to when she opened the account. She had invested in Xerox, and it has paid off well. She is planning to leave soon to live in Oregon.

On New Year's Eve, she attends a party where she meets Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman). Who, after flirting with each other in an elevator, mentions that he wishes to bring her flowers but cannot, as he doesn't have her address. The next day at work, her coworkers mention that a generous benefactor is coming to donate some books. Ellis brings her books that have flowers in the name, but Adaline refuses to go out with him. He then says he’ll withdraw his donation if she declines the date. For their date, they visit the tunnels containing an old boat under San Francisco. Adaline later agrees to a second date with Ellis. She goes to Ellis’ apartment for the next date, and they spend the night together.

In a flashback, Adaline is shown pulling up in a cab to a man on a park bench, fiddling with an engagement ring. Adaline, looking scared, asks the cab to keep driving. Present day, she ignores Ellis’ calls. He shows up at her apartment, and Adaline pushes him away. While looking through old photographs, she has a change of heart. She goes back to Ellis’ workplace to apologize. They go on a date to an old covered drive-in movie theater. He asks her to attend his parents’ 40-year anniversary party, and she says yes. They enter his home, and she is greeted by William Jones (Harrison Ford), who calls her Adaline. She says that was her mother. He’s shaken and says they were “very close.”

A flashback explains how they met. Adaline was having car trouble in England, and he was a soldier studying medicine overseas. They returned to America together. She pushed William to follow his dream of astronomy instead of medicine. He was the one with the engagement ring. That night, they play trivia. Adaline pretends to not know an answer but after a diss by Ellis, she goes all out and wins. The family jokes that they didn’t know what would happen first: William’s loss in trivia or the arrival of Della – a meteor he predicted would come that was Adaline’s nickname.

The day of the party, Adaline talks to William and he notices a scar on her left hand from stitches he made while they were hiking decades ago. He realizes it is Adaline that left him on the park bench years ago because she does not age. He begs her not to run but she says she doesn't know how. She writes a note to Ellis, packs, and leaves.

Adaline is driving in the woods when she stops and calls Flemming to tell her she will stop running. As she turns the car around, a tow truck plows into her, a hit and run, leaving her to die. A meteor hits the moon in 1178, setting off a chain of events that now creates snow falling in Sonoma County for the first time in 78 years. While freezing and helpless she dies again. An ambulance arrives and she is revived by an EMT's defibrillator (similarity to her first death being revived by lightning strike). In the hospital she wakes up to Ellis. When her daughter arrives, Adaline lets her know she has told Ellis the truth.

Some time later, Ellis and Adaline, are going to a New Year's Eve party. As she is leaving, Adaline sees something strange in the hallway mirror. She finds and plucks to hold up in the light, her first gray hair. Apparently, a combination of the defibrillator and hypothermia from the car accident have resumed her normal aging process.

The last scene shows the meteor Della flying by earth 50 years later than Williams prediction (about the same amount of time between William seeing Adaline again).

Cast

Production

On May 12, 2010, it was announced that The Age of Adaline would be co-financed and co-produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz wrote the script.[8] Sierra / Affinity has the international rights, while producers were Steve Golin, Alix Madigan, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.[8] On July 20, 2010 it was reported that Andy Tennant was set to direct the film.[9] On October 31, 2010, Summit Entertainment bought the US distribution rights to the film, which was set to begin shooting in March 2011, for an early 2012 release.[10]

On February 22, 2011, it was reported that Gabriele Muccino was in talks to direct the film, replacing Tennant, with the film re-titled from The Age of Adaline to simply Adaline.[11] On May 14, 2012, it was announced that Spanish director Isabel Coixet would direct the film instead.[12] On October 16, 2013, director Lee Toland Krieger was reported to be the director of the film in place.[4]

Casting

On May 12, 2010, Katherine Heigl was cast as the title character.[8] On November 12, 2010, Angela Lansbury was added to the cast of the film, set to play the daughter of the ageless Adaline.[13] On November 15, Heigl withdrew from Adaline's cast, and there were rumors that she was fired by Lakeshore, which both Lakeshore and Heigl denied.[14] She later announced that her withdrawal was a result of her recent adoption of a daughter.[14] On August 15, 2011, TheWrap reported that Natalie Portman had been offered the lead role.[15] On August 25, Portman told Entertainment Weekly that she had declined the offer.[16]

On October 16, 2013, Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn were cast in the film to play the lead roles, with Lively starring as the title character.[4] On January 15, 2014, Harrison Ford joined the cast, and the film was set to begin shooting in March.[17] On February 11, 2014, Michiel Huisman joined the cast to star opposite Lively, as the love interest of Adaline.[5]

Filming

Filming began on March 10, 2014 in Vancouver, and continued through May 5.[17][18] On March 11, 2014, filming at the Hotel Vancouver commenced.[19]

Release

On August 15, 2014, Lionsgate set the film for a January 23, 2015 worldwide release.[20] Later, the date was shifted to April 24, 2015.[21]

Reception

The Age of Adaline has received mixed reviews from critics, although Blake Lively and Harrison Ford's performances were cited as some of their best in recent years.[22] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 54%, based on 125 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's consensus reads "The Age of Adaline ruminates on mortality less compellingly than similarly themed films, but is set apart by memorable performances from Blake Lively and Harrison Ford."[23] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 51 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[24] In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave The Age of Adaline an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[25]

References

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  9. ^ Kilday, Gregg (20 July 2010). "'Bounty Hunter' director tapped for 'Adaline'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ DiOrio, Carl (31 October 2010). "Summit Nabs Rights to Katherine Heigl Film 'Adaline'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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  14. ^ a b Fleming Jr, Mike (15 November 2010). "Katherine Heigl Out Of 'Adaline'". deadline.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  15. ^ L. Weinstein, Joshua (15 August 2011). "Natalie Portman Offered Lead Role in Indie Drama 'Adaline'". thewrap.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  16. ^ Markovitz, Adam (25 August 2011). "Natalie Portman turns down 'Adaline' role". ew.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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  18. ^ "START DATE: AGE OF ADALINE with Blake Lively as Immortal Woman Expected to Start Filming March 10th". yvrshoots.com. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  19. ^ "'Age of Adaline', starring Blake Lively, begins filming in Vancouver". onlocationvacations.com. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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  21. ^ Lang, Brent (September 24, 2014). "Johnny Depp Comedy 'Mortdecai' Shifts to January 2015 Release Date". variety.com. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
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