This
wasn’t an easy movie to watch. Julianne
Moore does an incredible job playing Alice, a linguistics professor who starts
forgetting things and gets concerned when it starts happening to her more and
more. After getting lost on a run, she
decides to go to a doctor and see what’s going on. She’s only 50, but is diagnosed with
Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease, and there is really nothing that can be done
to stop its progression. Watching the
movie, I felt like I was able to experience her decline through her eyes and
know what she was thinking and feeling the entire time. She would have good days and bad days, but
knew exactly what was happening to her. I
also enjoyed Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, and Kate Bosworth in their
supporting roles. Everything about this
movie seemed to capture what it might be like to either have Alzheimer’s or
have someone close to you dealing with this terrible disease. It’s not a fun movie, but is well worth
watching.
I cried my eyes out though. It is a heavy subject so that is to be expected. I agree with you it is worth watching just be prepared with kleenex.
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