It's Never Too Late To Become What You Might Have Been.

it's never too late to become what you might have been

Julie Christie is amazing here. Well, Marion Cotillard got the Oscar for her portrayal of Edith Piaf but Christie's portrayal of a woman sufferring from Alzheimer's is definitely a joy to watch. It's a rare opportunity to watch movies centred around old people nowadays, the last I remembered which caused much talk was The Bridge of the Madison County with acting machine Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood 13 years ago.

Gordon Pinset whose role, Grant is the husband of Christie's character, Fiona is superb too. Subtly delivered, the performance is heart-wrenching, having to see his wife switching affection to another man after being institutionalized and could not remember who he was.

Olympia Dukakis didn't let the Christie to shine alone! Dukakis is definitely ever dependable.

The director is Sarah Polley, a 26-years old Canadian actress whose breakthrough role was in The Life Without Me. I would say it's not easy for a 26yo director to tackle the movie with old-people theme.

Other tagline of the movie :

Sometimes you have to let go of what you can't live without (I am still grasping with this)

Grant [Gordon's character] : I never wanted to be away from her (His facial expression when saying this is priceless)

WARNING : Don't expect this is the older version of The Notebook or something in that vein, hence patience needed. It's more subtle minus the drama yet poignant.