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Bring your hanky to this sad, heart wrenching film. Julianne Moore’s Oscar winning performance as a woman suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s disease will leave you mesmerized.
This film invites after movie discussion. For me the worst moment is her inability to complete her exit strategy. If you cannot bear your disease you have to make your decision when you can still act on it, however the “you” of today may not agree with the “you” of yesterday. I know for me, as soon as I pull the trigger the doctor will rush in with the news that they have cured my disease.
Alice makes the point that it is better to have cancer than Alzheimer’s. To have your mind slip slowly away is terrifying. Have you ever walked in a room and forgotten why? Have you ever been typing a review and fo…