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Lively glides across the screen from scene to scene like the ballroom of a grand old hotel with a suitor in hot pursuit with all the emotional weight of a model in a perfume commercial. In the New York Times, Manohla Dargis referred to the title character as a woefully under-conceptualized gimmick. Dargis opined she delivers a muted, largely opaque performance but liked Huisman and Ford for their very nice performances. ABC News Radio declared Lively has a warmth and charm that seems effortless, with that hint of aloofness that only the major stars have. Livelys character, though, isnt all that interesting and theres an emotional connection missing, which ultimately holds this film back. Jon Frosch of The Hollywood Reporter described the movie as an elegantly confected cream puff of a melodrama that plays like an exercise in handling a preposterous story, booby-trapped for maximal ridiculousness, with tasteful conviction. He wrote: Far from the bloated tearjerker suggested by the trailer, the film is pleasant, respectable and a bit dull, reining in the inherent silliness of its material and taking few risks. Vulture critic Bilge Ebiri opined The Age of Adaline delivers the twists and turns of its fantastical plot with elegance and confidence. But, Ebiri added, the romance between Huisman and Lively is supposed to be the central attraction here, and while they are both supremely attractive, its hard to buy them as a couple. Krieger managed to keep the movies tone playful enough that we dont ask too many questions of the silly premise but Ebiri found it disjointed. You walk out of the film pleased, but unmoved.
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