2014, USA, 96 min.<\/b><\/p>\n
Recently widowed and exhausted by life, 80-year-old Fred (Christopher Plummer) moves to a new apartment, which might as well be a tomb. His next-door neighbor is the buoyant Elsa (Shirley MacLaine), who is impetuous and prone to spinning tall tales. Fred whiles away his days reading the newspaper, basically waiting to die. Then, at Elsa\u2019s insistence, they get to know each other. As they grow closer, a rejuvenated Fred discovers Elsa\u2019s sad secret\u2014and how he can give her one last memorable, cinema-inspired thrill. This charming romantic comedy provides a valuable lesson: there is no age limit for falling in love and opening ourselves to new experiences. The film\u2019s gentle charisma, plus splendid performances by Plummer and MacLaine, allow us to forgive the excessive number of characters and the film\u2019s frequently jumbled focus. Based on a 2005 Spanish film. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recently widowed and exhausted by life, 80-year-old Fred (Christopher Plummer) moves to a new apartment, which might as well be a tomb.<\/span><\/p>\n