The Age of Adaline (2013)
The Age of Adaline could've been a great female version of the hastily simplified The Time Traveler's Wife or the magnificent The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . Something strange happens in Hollywood when a romantic drama dealing with time travel or time itself is in the works. Somewhere between idea and script to the final product, once interesting characters and stories try too hard to be unique from the rest of the pack. Adaline (Blake Lively) was struck by lightning after a brutal car crash giving her the power not to age. Living carefree through the Prohibition, this new ability is a blessing more than it is a curse. Over the coming decades, she remains twenty-nine forever. Living discreetly from suspicion and on the run, a chance encounter with Ellis (Michiel Huisman) may show her the kind of life she's been missing. Elements from different films affect each other via choices by the director, production designer, studio, etc. Instead truly using the powe...