It's hard to understand why this film is rated so low. It just me be that those who go to movies, 14 to 35 year olds have no idea what it means to grow old, and with this aging to lose a sense of self that is encompassed in memory.
This film had a patina of comedy, but it was only a bit of sugar on some bitter reality. Having both main characters suffer from cognitive incapacity, but with a difference of one being a decline and the other only temporary was a brilliant device.
Alda's sense of despair was perfectly conveyed, as he held on to the one thing he treasured, an old baseball card. But it was difficult to hold onto, and kept slipping through his fingers, like his memory itself.
A rare gem of a movie, even more so for baseball fans, more so for collectors of baseball cards, and a jackpot for those who adore the Chicago Cubs.
This film had a patina of comedy, but it was only a bit of sugar on some bitter reality. Having both main characters suffer from cognitive incapacity, but with a difference of one being a decline and the other only temporary was a brilliant device.
Alda's sense of despair was perfectly conveyed, as he held on to the one thing he treasured, an old baseball card. But it was difficult to hold onto, and kept slipping through his fingers, like his memory itself.
A rare gem of a movie, even more so for baseball fans, more so for collectors of baseball cards, and a jackpot for those who adore the Chicago Cubs.