Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 158
Fresh: 58 | Rotten: 100
Though it may satisfy fans of the novel, The Time Traveler's Wife's plot contrivances and illogical narrative hamper its big screen effectiveness.
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 26
Though it may satisfy fans of the novel, The Time Traveler's Wife's plot contrivances and illogical narrative hamper its big screen effectiveness.
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A Chicago librarian suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him hurtling through time whenever he is under extreme duress; despite the fact that he vanishes at inordinately frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a stable future with the beautiful young heiress he loves. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this dramatic fantasy, which is directed by Robert Schwentke and based on the best-selling book by author Audrey Niffenegger. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Aug 14, 2009 Wide
Feb 9, 2010
$63.4M
Warner Bros. Pictures
All Critics (158) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (58) | Rotten (103) | DVD (7)
The movie moves fast, as though to distract you from these shortcomings and the nearly total absence of logic.
Buy the book.
I'm over the moon about this movie, which smooths out the psychological dissonances in Audrey Niffenegger's fine novel but is still an emotional workout.
Some fans of the book might enjoy seeing these two soul mates brought to life on the big screen, but for everyone else the interpretation seems forced and at times inconsistent.
I thought really very little in the film worked.
Long spans of time pass between lines of dialogue, many of which seem to have been inexpertly translated from a foreign language so that they almost make sense but not quite.
Maddeningly familiar and simultaneously unusual, "In Time" has an interesting perspective on how time will be spent in the future.
That the actors can pull off such Oprah-friendly, sci-fi-inflected sap and keep straight faces is the most fantastic thing about this loopy love story.
Actually, In Time's not that bad. It's just not that good, either.
The movie also introduces the concept of time-traveling fetuses, yet we're never treated to this in any visual way.
As it stands, The Time Traveler's Wife is decent evening's entertainment with an intriguing enough premise and some strong heart tugging to keep the women happy and the men from getting too bored.
A great leading couple and an interesting concept make The Time Traveler's Wife a romance worth remembering for its normality.
It's beautifully crafted and endearingly old-fashioned all the way; an alluring soap opera for those who like to dive into the deep end of the syrup pool.
You can constantly feel The Time Traveler's Wife reaching for emotional depth, yet it never gets there.
The movie is fraught with inconsistencies.... Far from making me shed a tear, it just made me mad. (Blu-ray Edition)
With a dash of Benjamin Button and Back to the Future, this existential travelogue with supersized erotic separation anxiety issues, may leave viewers not in the mood for long distance time travel, simply with a case of lingering jet lag.
With a dash of Benjamin Button and Back to the Future, this existential travelogue with supersized erotic separation anxiety issues, may leave viewers not in the mood for long distance time travel, simply with a case of lingering jet lag.
The book, as they say, is always better . . .
I kept doing what every fantasy should never allow one to do--question it every step of the way.
While the script could have done more to exploit Bana's sense of humour, it does profit from his directness. There are no false heroics.
Sure to hit the spot for anyone with an appetite for sweet, unselfconscious romantic fantasy.
Bana and McAdams do share a pleasant chemistry, but can never quite trump the dull and earnest nature of the material they are working with here.
This is undoubtedly Bana's best American performance and you can genuinely believe in Bana and McAdams as lovers who give the story its emotion.
I liked it. Mind you, I have not read the book. It is hard not to feel for Clare who loves a guy who trips in and out of her life - sometimes older, sometimes younger. One of the failings though is that it feels like the times he time travels away from Clare's life are set up to make the movie more interesting - not
April 18, 2012Super Reviewer
Really nice book! Really nice movie!! Chick flick heaven...I liked this. It was lovely, romantic, sad, beautiful, touching.
September 4, 2010Super Reviewer
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