***½ Canada Talented actress Sarah Polley's first feature as director, charting Julie Christie's gradual succumbing to Alzheimer's as well as its ramifications on her 44-year marriage to Gordon Pinsent, is treading on Hallmark waters, though it's much more nutritious than its synopsis would suggest. Much of the crafting is basic, almost prosaic (the arbitrary, soulless flashbacks in particular), yet rather than telemovie-triteness, it contributes towards a sense of intimacy, placing the focus as it does squarely on the warm and weathered characters. The dialogue is rich and literate, providing for a terrific showcase for the ever-graceful Christie, though in the less showy but more layered role of the supportive husband, Pinsent is just as impressive.
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Away From Her
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While " Away From Her "was not exactly your average action-packed Rambo-type of thriller and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, sometimes just one little line in a movie can unveil a mystery that keeps puzzling thousands. In the movie we see an aged Julie Christie (big star in the 70s) suffering from Alzheimer, and as her sickness progresses, she finally insists on her husband taking her to a special foster Home for Alzheimer patients. He does so reluctantly, and for a while comes to visit her every day, spending a lot of time at the institution. In one particular scene they're sitting in the TV-lounge and, while watching news clips from the Iraq war, Julie, during one of her clear moments speaks the words, "How could they forget Vietnam?" And then it hit me! It's obvious! They've all got Alzheimer ! Maybe the government has found a secret way of infecting nearly the entire population with the disease, and now the President can get away with nearly anything: they'll just stand...
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