SPECIAL
FEATURES
Even
the Blue-ray version has little in the
way of special features. The romantics
who adored the story will get even more
love nuggets in "An unconventional
love story" in which Bana and McAdams
explore the defining moments on their
characters relationship. .
Okay everyone,
I have a confession to make.
Of all the genres of movies
I watch, from gory horror to
futuristic sci-fi, I have not
willingly seen a "chick flick"
in years. There is something
about the idea of a movie that
is filled with a theme of undying
love and endless romance that
causes me to cringe a little.
I am not saying that I do not
like them, after someone sitting
me down and forcing me to watch Shakespeare
in Love, it has become one of
my personal favorites. Despite
my hardened heart to romantic
movies, one trailer intrigued;
no grabbed me. The Time
Traveler's Wife trailer
had me from the first ten seconds.
The idea of a chick flick being
infused with a sci-fi undertone
made me stop and think, "Could
this movie be the one? Will
I finally see that romantic
movies can be a good watch?"
Excitedly, I took my seat and
the lights dimmed. All disbelief
for the genre left when the
title came up and I was ready
to take a chance.
The film is about a woman named
Clare, played by Rachel McAdams,
who has known Henry, played
by Eric Bana, since she was
six. He appears in her
life as she gets older, but
his age remains the same. Henry
has a genetic anomaly that causes
him to time travel. His time
traveling cannot be controlled
and he comes and goes even when
he doesn't want to. Clare through
the years of knowing Henry falling
more in love with him each time
they meet. She tries to build
a life with him and enjoy every
moment he is with her.
The Time Traveler's Wife did
not change my world. The acting
by McAdams and Bana was great,
but the fact that the chemistry
was off until the very end of
the movie made it all too hard
to believe. If the actors believe
it, then the audience will at
least try to as well. The pace
of the movie was choppy. The
first forty minutes of the film
were happy and positive, and
then it takes a turn down "Debbie
Downer" lane and decides to
park there until the credits
roll. Even with a film about
Time travel and living life
in jumps, it does not give it
enough of an excuse to leave
the audience wondering "what
just happened?" Finally,
the storyline felt over the
top with the sappiness of it.
With a premise like this it
is certainly easy to go overboard
with the emotions and romance,
but this film did not even stop
to think about how much sap
was too much. This caused an
even greater detachment from
the film because it just got
too hard to believe.
The movie is rated PG-13 for
thematic elements, brief disturbing
images, nudity and sexuality.
The nudity in the film 99% of
the time is just Bana's rear
end. When he time travels...
his clothes don't. The sexuality
of the film is tame and for
the majority of the time, is
based in a marriage. I would
recommend this film for any
woman who wants a girl's night
and a good cry. It is certainly
not a romantic comedy, despite
its humorous moments.
I give The Time Traveler's
Wife two out of five wedding
rings. Despite the lack of plot
backbone, the actors carried
the film as best as they could.
Did it change my opinion on
chick flicks? Nope. I am still
waiting for that film to come.
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