This heartfelt and emotional film tackling the challenging topic of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease proved to be well appreciated by the 44 members and guests who attended the screening.
Of those, 30 rated it as Very Good, 10 as Good and 2 as just OK. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) rated the film at 7.5, considerably lower than our equivalent score of 9.3.
It is always good to get comments from the audience, a selection of those received is listed below:
- Still Alice would have been great to have a discussion on. The Alzheimer issue was considered in 1985 film with Joanne Woodward, i think Paul Newman may have been involved too.
- scary but realistic, good acting
- much better than expected
- how sad but beautiful and thought the relationship between Lydia and her mum Alice was so empathic
- what can be said? Powerful, emotional and real!
- excellent film highlighting the impact on families
- great film, loving family and friends so important
- so very true
- I liked the music