GAH! I hate this film. I love this film. I’m so flippen frustrated by this film. So how the hell am I supposed to review this film? My wife loved it, tells me it’s a nice romantic movie. Romantic? Are you kidding me, the guy essentially seduces a little kid by reading her future adult diaries. That’s kinda creepy not romantic in my books. So I guess this is one of those films that girls love and guys don’t get.
Don’t get me wrong. I love romance, I’ll proudly say that I enjoyed The Notebook. (oh crap, I’ve just destroyed that tiny thread of credibility that I once thought I had as a film reviewer…. oooops).
The trouble with The Time Traveller’s Wife (IMHO) is that it utilizes time travelling to try and be clever and original. That’s all well and good if you’re a person who is going to watch it and only see the romantic love story – but for me – and I’m guessing many males – having the time travelling story-line only forces me to think. To dissect. To try and understand. To come to terms with every conceivable twist and turn created by time travel.
And that’s the problem. You get wrapped up in the feasibility of the whole concept and start thinking about the chicken and the egg. Only the chicken came from the egg that it laid. Oh dear. That can’t be. I wish I could have not over analysed the film, but I did, and with that in mind I’m giving it two scores… FILMGUIDE rating for Blokes:
FILMGUIDE rating for their Girlfriends or Wives:
Reviewed by: Jonathan Read Release date: April 7th, 2010 Stars: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky, Arliss Howard Length (Minutes): 107 Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1 Languages: English Supported Audio: Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 Director: Schwentke, Robert Studio: Roadshow Entertainment
good review!
Actually this was not a bad movie.. and yeah.. the notebook??? wow… sheesh… haha
There is something about me..
good review!
Actually this was not a bad movie.. and yeah.. the notebook??? wow… sheesh… haha