Tuck Everlasting

A charming cast and beautiful sets bring Natalie Babbitt’s kid-lit classic to life. Alexis Bledel stars as Winnie Foster, who encounters a family of immortals while wondering in the woods. William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Jonathan Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Victor Garber, Scott Bairstow., Natalie Babbitt’s award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. Winnie’s parents (Victor Garber and Amy Irving) are loving but overprotective, and Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure. One day, while exploring the nearby woods, Winnie gets lost, but she has the good fortune to happen upon the Tuck Family, who live nearby – mother Mae (Sissy Spacek), father Angus (William Hurt), and sons Jesse (Jonathan Jackson) and Miles (Scott Bairstow). The Tucks are warm and caring people, and Winnie feels right at home with them; she also finds herself developing a serious crush on Jesse, and isn’t so sure she wants to return; meanwhile, her parents become increasingly distraught as they search for their missing daughter. But in time Winnie discovers there’s a secret behind the seemingly idyllic lives of the Tuck Family; they have discovered a magical spring on their property, and anyone who drinks from it will never grow old and never die. While to Winnie this sounds like a wonderful prospect, the Tucks have come to understand this is as much of a curse as a blessing, especially when she realizes Jesse is considerably older than she is. The Tucks also have to contend with the presence of the sinister Man In The Yellow Suit (Ben Kingsley), who wishes to buy their property and make a fortune from their “fountain of youth.” Tuck Everlasting was directed by Jay Russell, who previously directed the acclaimed family film My Dog Skip., If you could choose to live forever, would you? That’s the thought-provoking question posed in Natalie Babbitt’s famous novel, and this film based on it. The story centres round Winnie, a girl who lives in a very strict household where there’s very little love or fun to be had. Then she discovers a mysterious family living in the grounds of the house, and falls in love with one of them. Jesse returns her affection, but then divulges his family’s secret: they are immortals – people who will live forever since they drank from a magical spring. If Winnie wants to be with Jesse she must become immortal too. But there are lots of disadvantages – what will she choose? Teenage romance with a message in this touching family drama., A young woman meets and falls in love with a young man who is part of a family of immortals., A teenage girl meets her dream man in the woods. To her surprise, he reveals that he is immortal – but when he offers her the chance to join him forever, she is not so sure., A teenager meets her dream guy in the woods. He’s immortal and gives her the chance to join him forever. But should she take it?