Moore is fantastic as a wife & mother of three who begins developing Alzheimer's disease at an alarmingly young age. It's absolutely heart-breaking to watch her mind deteriorate as her family struggles to cope with someone who was once so independent. Thankfully there's nothing about the film that gets too melodramatic or "this is the big Oscar worthy" emotional moment and instead speaks with nothing but subtle, yet powerful, honesty. I was taken off guard with how well Alec Baldwin & Kristen Stewart held their own against Moore's performance and without them there were several moments that wouldn't have been the same type of chemistry had it been someone else in the role. As terrifying as it is sad, it delivers the type of story we're all familiar but not quite connected to as we should be.
4 Angels In America out of 5
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