Rent Ruth and Alex (2014)

Charming. - Ruth and Alex review by CC

A beautifully scripted and acted study of an older couple grappling with the limitations of age and the familiarity of their surroundings when the two come into sharp focus. Incidentals in the script like the plight of a sick dog added poignancy and Morgan Freeman nails the kind, slightly grumpy but always decent character he plays. The minor characters add so much to the story but without taking over the action.

I rarely watch movies twice but would watch this again, no problem.

Real Life - Ruth and Alex review by JG

This film is about a couple in their 'latter years' and portrays them in a clear sympathetic light. They are real, interesting, humane and have a common problem of later life: finding climbing stairs becoming more difficult. So they set out to move. The dialogue is always engaging, the performances very much so as well. These are characters one (this one) can't help but like and feel involved with. I was swept along with the story and I hope you don't have to be a Third Ager to feel sympathy with these two. Their process of going about buying and selling in NYC is another matter: offering something like $950,000 without first being sure of a buyer is a little strange but I don't care. Good flashback story, good subplot on the bridge. I watched it twice.