Away From Her(2007)- User Reviews

What an amazing story of love and grace. A very real look at the losses of age. Ms. Christy is still hard not to fall in love in even as she is aging and losing touch with reality.more»

For those who are not dealing with a loved one who has Alzheimer's Disease, you may find "Away From Her" to be true to what some such reviewers have said thus far, e.g., "slow", "had no oomph", etc. These are things …more»

Ms. Christie is too beautiful (and too vain) to capture the vacant look of a person afflicted with this terrible disease. Similarly, Michael Murphy never got the physicality down; he moved like a young man play-acting at being old, although he did get …more»

I understand that to lose your wife is a heart-breaking experience, to lose her memory or even her life, but YOU HAVE TO LET IT GO!!! I know your wife is losing all her memories of some past 40 years in which you two have shared together the happiest …more»

Away from Her is the story of a couple in their 60s and the wife suffers from Alzheimer's. The two make a semi-joint decision to put her in a nursing home were she can be properly looked after. It is deeply emotional and exceptionally well acted. …more»

I like Julie Christie, and was glad to see she's still very attractive in this movie. I felt the story might be interesting, so went to see the movie, but was somewhat disappointed. Christie's character was simply not believable. I have seen …more»

ok julie christie is a fairly big name
but her character barely had any serious symptoms and they send her to an institution??? didn't anyone think this strange? and then she gets worse? is this movie more of a criticizm of institutions more than …more»

This fi;m is painfully beautiful. It takes you on the journey of what it means to have a loved one stricken with alzheimer's. Instead of going on the popular and rather trite path, this movie skied on a smooth glide as well as providing such radiant …more»

I thought this movie was the best I have seen in a long time. This is about an older couple who after 44 years are still very comfortable with each other and have a love that is inseparable and wholesome. They have gone through difficult times together …more»

This was an amazing film. It touched my heart. The acting was great, and this was an original story. I am sick of the movies that come out and I feel as if I have seen them. Julie Christy in the movie was great; I LOVED IT.more»