“Their love of life is infectious,” says the staff doctor, holding back tears in the final minutes, belying the previous scenes of agony over hip-replacement surgery and Reginald’s stated wish to have “a dignified senility.” The physician might have been referring exclusively to the randy joker played by Billy Connolly, prone to public urination and violating the staff’s personal space — acts sanctifying the memory of who he still is.
Jan. 25-Feb. 7, 2013