Somewhere in Time (1980)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:10
Rotten:6
Average Rating:5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: "Come back to me." These were the strange words uttered by aged actress Elise McKenna to playwright Richard Collier, and they have haunted him ever since. When he hears that Elise has died, an... [More]
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
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Reviews for Somewhere in Time
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A charming, witty, passionate romantic drama about a love transcending space and time, Somewhere In Time is an old-fashioned film in the best sense of that term. Full Review |
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Jeannot Szwarc does well in the director's chair, and Jean-Pierre Dorleac (brother of Francoise) deserves special commendation for his costumes. But Seymour is given too little to do, and Reeve does too much. Full Review |
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Director Jeannot Szwarc strains hard for spectacular visual effects, though he's barely able to compose a competent close-up. Full Review |
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This must go down as a missed opportunity. Full Review |
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The movie surrounds its love story with such boring mumbo jumbo about time travel that we finally just don't care. Full Review |
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The [Grand H]otel and Mackinac [Island] are spectacularly lovely, but fail to give substance to this ephemeral endeavor. Full Review |
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Above all, this film captures a romantic part of the imagination that is often left unexplored. Full Review |
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Assuredly affirms that love is a force to which the laws of the universe cannot apply Full Review |
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