Review: ABOUT TIME

A very popular theme in movies deals with time travelers. There are all kinds of them. This is Tim and Mary's turn in Richard Curtis' new film 'ABOUT TIME'.

By Staff

For those of you who thought to yourselves "Richard Curtis, sounds familiar...", he is the screenwriter and, sometimes, director of movies like 'NOTTING HILL' and 'LOVE ACTUALLY'.

This time he tells us the story of a family in which all the men have the capacity to travel in time and change little things and thus help themselves live life at the fullest. 'Tim's' father tells him about his power and, just like everyone would react, he thinks it's all lies. When he goes off to find out if it is a bad joke or something out of a fantasy novel, the results of the experiment will change his life forever.

How best to use his newfound power than to get the perfect girlfriend? 'Mary, a nice, adorable girl with an awesome job, turns out to be "the one" to get Tim to do and re-do everything to find the happiness he always wanted.

Analysis:

The film is different than others that deal with time traveling. You won't get too much science on the why's or the how’s; instead, it lets you discover everything going on just as the main character does.

Curtis' style is all over the film. The romantic comedy part is nice and relatable with the audience (the same way it was with his prior productions).

Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams' performances in the main roles were good without being extraordinaire. The rest of the cast, including the great Bill Nighy as Tim's father and a phenomenal Lydia Wilson as 'Kit Kat', do their jobs great providing support and volume to the main story.

The movie is entertaining and does what all the other Richard Curtis films did- deliver a love and search-for-happiness message. Not one of his best films but not a bad one either. Its just about average.