The Time Traveler's Wife is based on the best-selling book about a love that transcends time. Clare (Rachel McAdams) has been in love with Henry (Eric Bana) her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together even though she never knows when they will be separated. Henry is a time traveler - cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning Clare desperately tries to biuld a life with... her one true love. [show more]
I was slightly apprehensive before I watched this film because I thought it would it wouldn't be as good as the book, but I was pleasantly surprised. Obviously the book goes into a lot more detail than the film but you can certainly follow the storyline and Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana's acting bring it to life, it was exactly how I'd imagined it to be when I was reading.
There are some sad moments (I was crying at the end) and the story line does jump around a lot (but what can you expect from a time travel film) Overall, I really enjoyed it and would recommend it for a quiet night in. Definitely a good film for your mum or sister.
Intriguing, if schmaltzy, adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 bestseller, first off; I've not read the book thus don't have the literary touchstone from which to draw comparisons. But as a standalone film; 'The Time Traveller's Wife' is an entertaining and well paced romantic sci-fi, albeit with the emphasis on romance rather than sci-fi: More 'Meet Joe Black' and 'Big Fish' than 'Back To The Future' or 'Frequency' whilst some may also liken it's time-shift age gap themes to 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' (Brad Pitt was once set to star but opts for a producer's credit instead). Henry (a blank but believable Eric Bana) is the time traveller, Clare (Rachel McAdams) is his wife; they've met at various points in time at different ages, are desperately in love and struggle to meet the challenges of Henry's fantastic, if uncontrollable, ability.
Now they're using 'The Terminator' method of time travel here, the one that rudely robs the passenger of all their clothes, and no; gentlemen, Rachel McAdams doesn't get to time travel in this movie so forget about it! It's actually quite a rubbish power, as anything could trigger it off and away Henry goes; bouncing through time in the nude unable to change anything but constantly struggling to avoid hypothermia or slumming it for some threads. Director Robert Schwentke, whose previous efforts include forgettable action thriller 'Flight Plan', keeps the movie on course but decides to rush things towards the end, it also seems as if editor Thom Noble went cut happy on the 'Avid' and deleted a little too much footage which is often a no-win situation: For on one hand it ups the pace, which is good, but in doing so you lose potential character development. Personally, I felt they were holding back; I'd like to see 'TTTW' remade by Davids Lynch or Cronenberg and starring Jeremy Irons or Daniel Day Lewis, for this film didn't explore all the potentially disturbing and interesting possibilities that could arise from such a power. Bana and McAdams make a convincing onscreen couple and their journey is similar to the one taken by Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra's characters in 'What Dreams May Come'. 'The Time Traveller's Wife' is by no means a classic and I doubt I'll see it again, but the ladies will weep, the lads will occasionally glance at their watches though no one ought to be offended or bored for there's nothing terribly wrong with this movie at all, that said, there's nothing particularly great about it either. Worth watching for its commendably old-fashioned love story, a small role by the legend that is Ron 'Office Space' Livingston and some genuinely good, mind-bending narrative twists. Not bad, could've been better.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Time Traveler's Wife is based on the best-selling book about a love that transcends time. Clare (Rachel McAdams) has been in love with Henry (Eric Bana) her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together even though she never knows when they will be separated. ; ; Henry is a time traveler - cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love. ; If you enjoy a bit of time travel with your romance then check out these chick flicks: Somewhere In Time: Superman star Christopher Reeve returns to 1912 to woo his one true love. Bring some tissues! ; ; Peggy Sue Got Married: Kathleen Turner plays Peggy Sue - a bored housewife who goes back in time to live through high school again ; Sliding Doors: Gwyneth Paltrow plays parallel versions of a London publicist in this tantalising 'what if?' rom-com. Kate And Leopold: Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman light up the screen in this heartfelt film with a time-travelling twist.
Romantic fantasy drama based on the bestselling novel by Audrey Niffenegger. Eric Bana stars as Chicago librarian Henry DeTamble, who is born with a genetic disorder that causes him involuntarily to time travel when he becomes stressed. This means that he often drops out of the present for long periods of time, causing his ongoing and deeply passionate romance with the love of his life, artist Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams), to run into all kinds of difficult complexities.
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