
Alice Howland is a renowned linguistics professor happily married with three grown children. All that begins to change when she strangely starts to forget words and then more. When her doctor diagnoses her with Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease, Alice and her family's lives face a harrowing challenge as this terminal degenerative neurological ailment slowly progresses to an inevitable conclusion they all dread. Along the way, Alice struggles to not only to fight the inner decay... (Full plot summary below)
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Alice Howland is a renowned linguistics professor happily married with three grown children. All that begins to change when she strangely starts to forget words and then more. When her doctor diagnoses her with Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease, Alice and her family's lives face a harrowing challenge as this terminal degenerative neurological ailment slowly progresses to an inevitable conclusion they all dread. Along the way, Alice struggles to not only to fight the inner decay, but to make the most of her remaining time to find the love and peace to make simply living worthwhile.
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| EmpireDavid HughesJulianne Moore gives the performance of her career (no mean feat, given the strength of her previous work) in this heartbreaking yet life-affirming tale of a woman determined to hold onto her identity while under attack from a debilitating mental disease. |
| Film Journal InternationalKevin LallyThe filmmakers and their lead actress never make a misstep; their approach is both clinical and deeply intimate, and the emotional journey feels true and resonant. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA caring and compassionate portrait of a linguistics professor stricken with early onset Alzheimer's. carried home into our hearts by Julianne Moore's mesmerizing performance. |
| L.A. BizAnnlee EllingsonStill Alice lives or dies on Moore's performance, whose portrayal is nuanced yet never maudlin. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob Bloom(Julianne) Moore ably displays the frustration and fear that most likely is a daily occurrence for most Alzheimer's victims. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookFor my dad, who died of complications from Alzheimer's. This is the movie that needed to be made. |
| Daily Mail (UK)Brian VinerMoore plays the descent into dementia with notable subtlety. There's no grandstanding. |
| New StatesmanRyan GilbeyThe material hasn't been properly reimagined for cinema. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaMoore is nominated this year, and whether she wins or not, her performance deserves attention. It is one of this very fine actress' defining roles. And it resonates with humanity and heartbreak. |
| Time OutDavid EhrlichThe rare film possessed with the courage required to shine a light into that abyss knowing full well that down is the only way out. |