Still Mine (2012)

STILL MINE  (2012)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Michael McGowan
    James Cromwell, Genevieve Bujold, Campbell Scott,
    Julie Stewart, Rick Roberts, Jonathan Potts
Cromwell and Bujold play Craig and Irene Morrison, an old couple living on a farm in New Brunswick. They're about as happy as two long-married people in their 80s can be, but her memory's starting to slip, and when she takes a fall down the stairs, he decides to build a new house to accommodate her increasing limitations. The movie's about Craig's battle over codes and permits to build his own home, and the couple's struggle to cope as Irene's ability to process and retain information becomes more erratic. It's a heart-wrenching story, told with admirable restraint and exquisitely acted by Bujold and Cromwell. It's no surprise to see Cromwell looking old. He's looked that way more or less forever. But it's a shock (at least for some of us) to see Bujold looking like somebody's grandmother. Where did the time go, anyway?