Somewhere in Time (1980)

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• Spencer S

  
  Okay, I can relate to women of 1980 who were looking for something romantic to cling to. Still, I cannot be remiss if I didn't also ask them why the hell they herald this as a classic. The plot is so diluted of any type of reality or at least common sense, it just ruins the… More
  Okay, I can relate to women of 1980 who were looking for something romantic to cling to. Still, I cannot be remiss if I didn't also ask them why the hell they herald this as a classic. The plot is so diluted of any type of reality or at least common sense, it just ruins the movie. The chemistry between Seymour and Reeve is a crowd pleaser, but you can't stick two people together with little romantic license and pretend it's just love at first sight, especially not with such an involved subplot. Personally, this just tired me. I do give kudos to Christopher Reeve, who showed us he is a decent actor even among such a shitty plot and premise.

• Jay H

  
  I expected to enjoy this film quite a bit. Along with "When Harry Met Sally," which I highly enjoyed, this ranks up with my dad's favorite movies. My expectations ran right into a solid, hard brick wall. John Barry's fine score is the only shining point in this… More
  I expected to enjoy this film quite a bit. Along with "When Harry Met Sally," which I highly enjoyed, this ranks up with my dad's favorite movies. My expectations ran right into a solid, hard brick wall. John Barry's fine score is the only shining point in this remarkably bad film. Christopher Reeve can't play a believable courter to save his life, the screenplay muddles everything from romance to time travel, and the result is an absurd film that takes itself far too seriously. As the film progressed, I was nearing the point of physically injuring myself. Seriously. This is about as perfect an example as there is of bad, bad filmmaking.

• AJ V

  
  An interesting time travel story, a bit far fetched, but interesting. Reeves is good in this movie, and it's pretty romantic too, so I enjoyed it.

• A.D. V

  
  One of the very select few romantic dramas that I not only admit to liking but is also one of my favorite (non-horror) films of all time.

• Red L

  
  Ho hum. Christopher Reeve travels back in time by wishing and knows he will fall in love with Jane Seymour. Too much of a chick flick - and I normally don't mind chick flicks.

• Stefanie C

  
  an average romance, with its only distinction being time travel.

• moon r

  
  sophomoric, overly sentimental, stilted and don't think too hard about the details (like she gives him a watch that he later gives her that she later gives him...where does the watch originally come from?). chris reeve is simply a big boy scout w/o the superman suit and jane… More
  sophomoric, overly sentimental, stilted and don't think too hard about the details (like she gives him a watch that he later gives her that she later gives him...where does the watch originally come from?). chris reeve is simply a big boy scout w/o the superman suit and jane seymour is the kate winslet of her day (which is a good thing!). perfect for teen dreamers. yet this one gets me everytime!

• Lady D

  
  A truly beautiful film, a great tale of time travel, love and devotion. The beautiful Jane Seymour, somehow looks at home in the period costumes. An old film, but a good film, there was no disappointment watching this film many years after the first time, I enjoyed every moment of… More
  A truly beautiful film, a great tale of time travel, love and devotion. The beautiful Jane Seymour, somehow looks at home in the period costumes. An old film, but a good film, there was no disappointment watching this film many years after the first time, I enjoyed every moment of it - No I'm not softening, it's still a tragic romance!

• jay n

  
  hoky and beyond belief but wildly romantic with a beautiful score and jane seymour is exquisite.

• Jason S

  
  This is one of my favorite movies. The acting is great and the story is compelling. It has a time travel element to it that made me watch it for the first time and I thought it was a very original way to pull of that aspect. The rest is a love story that is very sweet. I recommend… More
  This is one of my favorite movies. The acting is great and the story is compelling. It has a time travel element to it that made me watch it for the first time and I thought it was a very original way to pull of that aspect. The rest is a love story that is very sweet. I recommend this one to everyone with the warning to the guys that this is a chick flick.

• xGary X

  
  Slightly bizarre time travel related Mills & Boonery that's a million miles away from Reeves better known screen persona as the man of steel. A nice sense of period and efficiently handled luuuurve story with a sensitive performance by Supes. Strictly for the ladies though...

• Steve B

  
  Love this one, paradox of the pocket watch not withstanding.

• Dannielle A

  
  I'm supposed to believe they fell in love after one kiss? You've got to be kidding me.

• Cinema F

  
  Somewhere in Time is a film likened to a classic Gone with the Wind style--one of a few films which prevents them from ever becoming dated. I was merely a teen when I watched this film. Yet, it is still witin me. When someone left you words of endearment like "Come back to… More
  Somewhere in Time is a film likened to a classic Gone with the Wind style--one of a few films which prevents them from ever becoming dated. I was merely a teen when I watched this film. Yet, it is still witin me. When someone left you words of endearment like "Come back to me" and a beautiful pocket-watch, wouldn't you be mystified? Richard ( the late Christopher Reeve) is a neophyte playwright attending his first ever premier when a mysterious old woman enters into the scene whilst fans are congratulating him on the success of his play. The woman places her hands on Richard saying: "Come back to me" then disappears. Baffled, Richard discoveres that she left something behind him to hold onto his hands--a beautiful turn-of-the century- pocket-watch. Believing that this woman has something do to with his life, he decides to investigates and finds her name as "Elise" (Jane Seymour), a famous actress at her time in 1912. Soon Richard wakes up from exhaustive dreams and sees her Jane Seymour standing with a look of 'deja vu'. Just watched this film again last night, and I'm still captivaed and maybe this time with a bit of surrealism in me. The film is more of a capsule-of-the-moment on how timeless and rare true love can be and how quickly it can be taken from us. Twenty years later, it is now a legend because there's really nothing else you can compare to it. Oh, if you have seen Kate and Leopold or Titanic, you'll possibly be more objective when giving a rating to this movie. Somehow this one stays with you...and somewhere...time is just there waiting for us.

• Sarah B

  
  This film weaves such a spell around you, you forget everything else. Dreamlike, heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time, Jane Seymour has never looked more beautiful, Christopher Reeve shows he's more than just Superman, the period setting is glorious and the set design.… More
  This film weaves such a spell around you, you forget everything else. Dreamlike, heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time, Jane Seymour has never looked more beautiful, Christopher Reeve shows he's more than just Superman, the period setting is glorious and the set design. costumes and props are beautiful. Christopher Plummer got short shrift though.

• Richard F

  
  "Somewhere" stands the test of time. Despite bad decisions regarding the release of this movie, all the right ones were made when filming. Szwarc takes an average book, a small budget, and a bit of luck and creates sheer poetry.

• Lee K

  
  shortly after chris reeve died i was introduced to this movie and it was surprisingly very good

• Timothy O

  
  This is my favorite Christopher Reeve film. It makes me a bit misty every time I see it. One of the most romantic movies of all times.

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