About Time (2013) - Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Lindsay Duncan. Written and Directed by Richard Curtis. Rated R. Now in Theaters.
About Time tells the story of Tim, who finds out that all the males in his family have a very special skill: they are able to travel back in time to times in their own life. Tim decides that he is going to use this skill for what is most important to him and that's love. He uses this skill to fix his mistakes in order to get the girl of his dreams, Mary.
One thing to know before going into About Time: disregard the rules of time travel present in other time travel films. The time travel isn't really the focus. It's more of just a story device. The focus in this story is the love story between Tim and Mary, and the relationships Tim has with his father and his sister, Kit Kat. As long as you don't think too hard about how the time travel should work, you should be able to enjoy this film well enough. Sure, at times it's sappy and sentimental, but you should be able to tell that just by the film's trailers. If you hate movies like that, stay away. But if you feel like you need a Love Actually every once and awhile, then this is a good film. Gleeson and McAdams are likable leads and have a considerable amount of chemistry. The acting between Gleeson and Nighy is quite believable in their father and son scenes.
I did enjoy this movie and I saw it on a date night. So that's my recommendation. If you need a movie to take a girl to - the type of girl who likes sappy movies - take her to this one. You might find that you don't mind it that much either.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
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