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Cast

Maggie Smith
as Mrs. Oldknow

Timothy Spall
as Boggis

Carice van Houten
as Maria Oldknow

Alex Etel
as Tolly

Pauline Collins
as Mrs. Tweedle

Hugh Bonneville
as Captain Oldknow

Dominic West
as Caxton

Christopher Villiers
as Officer

Eliza Bennett
as Susan

Rachel Bell
as Perkins

Douglas Booth
as Sefton

Jenny McCracken
as Mrs. Gross

Christine Lohr
as Mrs. Robbins

Alan Charlesworth
as Robert the Footman

Kwayedza Kureya
as Jacob

Allen Leech
as Fred Boggis

Helen Kennedy
as Nellie

Daisy Lewis
as Rose

Denise Stephenson
as Mrs. Carbery

Harriet Walter
as Lady Gresham

David Robb
as Lord Farrar

Anthony Gordon Lennox
as Carbery

Lynn Farleigh
as Gypsy

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
as Joan

Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
as David

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Audience Reviews for From Time to Time

• Dec 16, 2013

  In spite of surrounding itself with a very talented cast, this movie isn't more than average. I think there's a made-for-TV feel to this movie, and not in a good way. For a movie about time travelling, there's nothing magical or, really, that exciting going on here. The film sees Tolly, played the absolutely awful Alex Etel, discovering the secrets of Green Knowe by going back and forth in time at random points as he sees Green Knowe's history and figures out its mysteries. Problem is, the film does this without any sense of style or wonder. The time travelling aspects happen just because it's the only way to get Tolly there, it's used as a way to move the story forward and it doesn't really add any sense of magic or wonder to the film. Another thing, Alex Etel, as I mentioned, is just ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS in this movie. For a character that is supposed to carry some emotional baggage, as his father is believed to be dead but he's the only one who still has hope, he is just absolutely awful. He's just completely robotic with wooden delivery and actually detracts from the overall quality of the film, not that the film is that good to begin with, but a good lead would've made it a little better. There's this moment in the film where Tolly finds out what happened to Jacob and Susan and Tolly, depressed at what he finds, starts to cry and it was about the worst thing you've ever seen. They only show this for like 3 seconds, before quickly cutting away, because they knew how bad it actually was. On top of that, you have a script that doesn't really create a compelling and magical story, especially with the concept. It sucks that the supporting cast is so good, because their talents are completely wasted and it's a shame. This film might actually have one of the worst leads I've seen since Chris Massoglia in The Hole. Good supporting cast but a lame execution of a decent concept.
  Jesse O Super Reviewer
• Nov 06, 2012

  I just love this kind of movie. Delightful. Heartwarming. Historical. Imaginative...in a good way. This was a sweet English drama for young adults, and people like me.
  Cynthia S Super Reviewer
• May 12, 2012

  I liked it a lot more than most I guess. I thought it was sweet and a fun mystery for young adults.
  Sunil J Super Reviewer

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