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| FILM DETAILS | Certificate
12A | | Cast
Eric Bana
Rachel McAdams
Ron Livingstone
Jeremy Leven. | | Directors
Robert Schwentke. | | Screenwriters
Bruce Joel Rubin. | | Running Time
107 minutes |
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The Time Traveler's Wife (12A) Plot
A Chicago librarian (Bana) suffers from a genetic disorder that causes him to involuntarily travel through time when stressed. Despite this, he tries to build a relationship with an artist (McAdams).Review
Though not a patch on Audrey Niffenegger¹s wonderful source novel, Robert Schwentke's delayed adaptation is not the painful hatchet-job suggested by the TV spots.
Shoehorned into 107 minutes, much of the novel¹s richness has been lost, while an appealing handful of supporting characters are left with little screentime and the score is intrusive.
All that said, the note-perfect casting of Eric Bana as time-travelling Henry and Rachel McAdams as his time-transcending life-love Clare are the movie's ace, both actors' conviction doing much to paper over its flaws, while the story's unique treatment of love and loss still cannot fail to catch at the heart. Verdict
Competent and well-cast, but it crams too much into the runtime and loses the elegance of the novel.
Reviewer: Liz Beardsworth
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| RE: The Time Traveler's Wife | | | Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams were the perfect choice for Henry and Clare. Their relationship has this tragically poetic feel to it that you know is going to end up doomed, yet every time you read the book you pathetically hope for a happy ending. In a way, it is. The loss and gain every time Henry reappears makes the cynic in you bow down to romantic optimism. The Time Traveller’s Wife is actually one of my favourite novels, so I had expectations of the movie. Despite the faults - fractured tim... Read More
| | | Jessica_ca_ca_ca About me | | 09:50, 26 August 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: The Time Traveler's Wife | | I absolutely loathe the book but was dragged to this by a friend. It's actually not bad. In some ways I thought it was better than the book, the characters are much more likeable for one thing. Bana and McAdams are great. An okay way to pass a few hours, but nothing more. ... Read More
| | | Sundance About me | | 17:19, 20 August 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: The Time Traveler's Wife | | ried after reading these reviews that so much will have been taken out of the book, but I'm still going to see it this evening regardless.t=tahoma]
of the book is looking very battered as it has been lent to so many people now, definitely one of my favourites, and hopefully still will be after tonight! ... Read More
| | | barney01uk About me | | 13:43, 20 August 2009 | Report This Post | |
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