Still Alice (2014)
Directed by Richard
Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland this film based on the novel of the
same name stars Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart and
Kate Bosworth. A successful linguistics professor and mother of three
is diagnosed with early on set, familial Alzheimer's disease.
What I like about this
film is that while it is not a full warts and all depiction of
Alzheimer's it doesn't give the protagonist some happy ending or
peace with her disease. The reality of Alzheimer's can be a lot
harsher than shown here but the film still does a fairly decent job
of showing life from the point of view of someone with the disease.
Clearly the best thing here is Julianne Moore's performance, which
won an Oscar, but I don't know as that is enough to elevate this film
all by itself.
3/5
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