Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Ron Livingston
A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage.
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September 7, 2009More than anything else, this movie about love and the struggles that people face and rise above them - time travelling is the last thing concerning it.
Eric Bana is not an actor I ever appreciated, and his performance here doesn't help change that. Rachel McAdams is typically p...( read more) -
September 4, 2009It was kinda slow and choppy. The back and forth got confusing and annoying. I didn't believe the chemistry between McAdams and Bana either.
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August 26, 2009This gets an automatic 2 1/2 stars just for starring Rachel McAdams. I seriously must marry her.
While both she and Eric Bana did a good job in their respective roles, it was kind of tough feeling the chemistry between them. They don't make a real great on screen couple. I th...( read more) -
August 24, 2009I suppose if you read the book, you'll probably, at the very least, be on this movie's wavelength but there's something about it that feels too heavy and way too eerie. I get the whole message about love and sacrifice and all that but overall, it was just way too maudlin for me t...( read more)
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August 23, 2009You have to respect any film where the first dance at a wedding is Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as sung by a wedding band.
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November 9, 2009It wasn't bad. I liked how it tried to stay true to the book as much as possible, even though a lot of stuff had to be left out. But it meant that some things weren't explained very well and just...happened or weren't fully developed.
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November 8, 2009she didnt have a choice. life is life. it's unfair sometimes. luckily she had a child.
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November 8, 2009One of the must see movies since "The Notebook" also starring McAdams. Romantic love story with a Sci-fi twist that doesnt over do it or ruin the movie with fake attributtes. You'll fall for Bana's Devotion and McAdams Unsettling love.
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Critic Reviews
August 17, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
August 14, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
I'd watch the vibrant Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana in anything, but The Time Traveler's Wife is pushing it. full review
August 14, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
There's not much [McAdams] or Bana can do to rescue this dreary piece of romantic hooey. full review
August 14, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It takes, as its subjects, the sadness and grandeur of life and the mystery of time, and it offers a full experience to those who find its wavelength. full review
August 14, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Suspend your disbelief and you might find The Time Traveler's Wife a charming if mildly depressing fantasy. Or you might, as I did, travel elsewhere during it. Either way, at least it's a picturesque ... full review
August 14, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The Time Traveler's Wife tries to transcend time and place, but it ultimately becomes bogged down in details. full review
August 14, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
Like two hours on the Burma railway, heaving away at time/space conundrums, arch-to-soppy dialogue and tail-chasing plotting under the lash of distributors who put us in a crowded, no-escape cinema. full review
August 13, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
An uninspired alternative to comic book pandemonium and solemn family dramas, a gloppy serving of late summer corn. full review
August 13, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The Time Traveler's Wife is told with a tenderness that's unusual in a major motion picture but that leads mostly to dullness. full review
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November 14, 2008I really really absolutely can't wait!! I love the book so much, and I know I'm gonna love the movie too. Well at least I would love to think so for now. I think both Eric Bana and Rachel McAdam would be great in this movie!
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January 2, 2008Can't wait, Bana was who I always imagined as Henry while reading the book, I love McAdams work all the same and know she'll be great. Though from the stills released her hair is more brown than red!
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