I have no idea if that’s an adage or not, but as an average height and weight brunette, I like to say it is.
And in the case of Age of Adaline (Out TODAY in theaters!), it most DEFINITELY is.
Let’s Start with Blake Lively
As we’ve gathered from the trailer and pictures, Blake’s character Adaline is portrayed as a classic beauty in both looks, her clothing and poise. Blake is the perfect Adaline. She screams classic beauty. She carries herself with grace and confidence, and the clothes….. Sigh. Adaline is nearing 100 years old (but looks 27) so she dresses in the style of yesteryear- modest yet elegant and impossibly sexy.
Adaline is a Fashion Icon, for sure!
Enter Adaline’s Man #1
In the film, we learn that early on in Adaline’s life she was happily married to a handsome young man in San Francisco.
We don’t know much about him except that he had a face like this, and we wish we knew more. Bravo, Adaline. Bravo.
Enter Adaline’s Man #2
Fast forward 30 years and Adaline falls for William Jones. In Europe. And she has a romance with William that one can only HOPE to have once in life (Not to mention this is her second romance of this type…)
Oh, and he looks like a Young Harrison Ford:
That’s intentional. But it doesn’t last. Adaline runs away from romance and all good things in her life.
Enter Adaline’s Man #3
But because things always work out for the leggy blondes of the world*, OF COURSE she gets Michiel Huisman. Of course she does:
It’s not enough that she married handsome San Fransisco Man #1, had a passionate romance in Europe with Man #2, but she has a SEXY, romantic love affair with the GUY of the moment. Oh yeah, and he’s rich and kind and a family-man and falls in love with Adaline almost instantly. OF COURSE HE DOES.
Let me remind you Adaline looks like this:
So… I don’t blame him really. I’d fall in love with Adaline if I had the opportunity.
Age of Adaline is in Theaters Today!
Despite the jealousy I felt for Adaline’s amazing luck with handsome men, I really really really loved this movie. It was romantic without being cheesy; it looked beautiful in that classic-cinematic way; and the story feels like it’s your favorite book coming to life on screen. There’s something so literary about this film!
Grab your gal pals, or grab your man for a date night, and go see Age of Adaline. We really think you’ll love it. And if you don’t, well staring at Michiel Husiman for 2 hours isn’t a bad way to spend a Friday night.
Age of Adaline is out now!
*I love my leggy blonde friends and know that most of your lives are just as horrible** as the rest of ours.
**JK my life isn’t horrible
