I really enjoyed this easy, heartwarming watch. I love both actors anyway, and I felt their 'mismatch' made their union even more realistic. I could see how the various parts of herself - the non-stop chattering/the gentle, loving carer , the excited adventure seeker lover/the worn down exasperated partner could represent a real relationship where not everything is perfect and even though we love, we sometimes don't say it or do it in our most challenging of life situations.
The casual way in which she handled the physical challenges of his condition was heartwarming. Her slight frustrations at his moments of clarity when remembered the tiniest details of others who were in his life for a relatively short time. Her mild irritation at her husband for 'boring' (?) people with his love and appreciation of literature.
All this when she could not see her own constant 'one-way' chatter to random people! I found this endearing partly because I observe this in real life relationships too.
I like the way she almost asks her son something big...she has an insight about him...but it never happens..this too is more common in real life than a big, deep open, honest discussion with parents.
One slight irritation- I'm a stickler for noticing repetition in dialogue, and her asking "don't you remember???" so often, and with such exasperation, felt grating due to his memory loss!
The casual way in which she handled the physical challenges of his condition was heartwarming. Her slight frustrations at his moments of clarity when remembered the tiniest details of others who were in his life for a relatively short time. Her mild irritation at her husband for 'boring' (?) people with his love and appreciation of literature.
All this when she could not see her own constant 'one-way' chatter to random people! I found this endearing partly because I observe this in real life relationships too.
I like the way she almost asks her son something big...she has an insight about him...but it never happens..this too is more common in real life than a big, deep open, honest discussion with parents.
One slight irritation- I'm a stickler for noticing repetition in dialogue, and her asking "don't you remember???" so often, and with such exasperation, felt grating due to his memory loss!
