One deus ex machina contrivance, at the beginning of a fantasy movie, is acceptable. It gets the wheels of imagination rolling. But a second one, less than two hours later? That’s sheer dramaturgical laziness, and the crutch of your genre can only protect you for so long. But that’s what you have to accept in The Age of Adaline. This is a movie so proudly, self-consciously … [Read more...]