Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Another time traveler's wife

About Time (2013)

Written and directed by Richard Curtis this film stars Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy and Lydia Wilson. An awkward 21 year old man finds out that the men in his family can travel back in time to any point in their own lives and change history.

This film has many of the trappings of other Richard Curtis films but the plot will often be compared to both The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) and Groundhog Day (1993). It does take a long while for the plot to get going, not really hitting the actual drama till well into the second half, and the thematic message seems a bit like an after thought. Generally the film is well made with decent performances but it is a little too pedestrian for my liking and does not really say enough about the situation in my opinion.


3/5

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