You may notice as you follow me through the blogo-sphere that my taste in films tends to lean towards films that are based on books. Stories I have heard of that are translated onto the silver screen hold a certain special magic in my heart. While I have not read this book, which I will soon remedy, this movie is no different.
The Time Traveler's Wife stars Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. I have loved Rachel McAdams since her Mean Girls days. She is a talented actress, and proved yet again what talent she has while acting alongside Bana. I have never been a big fan of Eric Bana, his portrayal in Munich was creepy and moving, but aside from that I have never felt a particular affinity for him as an actor. His portrayal as a time traveler was adequate, although to be fair the movie really isnt about him. Though the plot actually follows Eric Bana's character through time, the real story lies in his wife.
I have a big issue with time travel movies. As an engineer I am big on continuity in time travel. When a movie creates a loop of events that lead to each other, where every event is the cause of the next and the final event causes the original, it bugs the mess out of me. This movie does that in the introduction of the two titular characters. Aside from that I was actually ok with the sequence of events in the movie. They made logical sense, as far as time traveling movies can make logical sense.
The story itself is pretty evident from the title of the movie. Eric Bana plays a time traveling man. He has no control over when and where he travels to, but big events in his life tend to draw him back time and time again. He meets a young woman and they fall in love. The kicker is that she never knows when he will leave her, whether its carrying dinner to the table or on their wedding night. She loves him nonetheless. The story follows the formulaic route of problems that would arise from such a situation. The brilliance of the story again lies in the strength of Rachel McAdams character, to be her own person, chasing after her dreams, while still being the constant in a wild man's tumultuous life.
All in all I would call this movie a renter. It is a nice love story, and while a movie like this is bound to be a cryer, it definitely leaves you with a note of hope. It is a great rental for a rainy day when you want to believe in love. There is nothing ground breaking in this movie, but it is a solidly entertaining film.
The Time Traveler's Wife stars Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. I have loved Rachel McAdams since her Mean Girls days. She is a talented actress, and proved yet again what talent she has while acting alongside Bana. I have never been a big fan of Eric Bana, his portrayal in Munich was creepy and moving, but aside from that I have never felt a particular affinity for him as an actor. His portrayal as a time traveler was adequate, although to be fair the movie really isnt about him. Though the plot actually follows Eric Bana's character through time, the real story lies in his wife.
I have a big issue with time travel movies. As an engineer I am big on continuity in time travel. When a movie creates a loop of events that lead to each other, where every event is the cause of the next and the final event causes the original, it bugs the mess out of me. This movie does that in the introduction of the two titular characters. Aside from that I was actually ok with the sequence of events in the movie. They made logical sense, as far as time traveling movies can make logical sense.
The story itself is pretty evident from the title of the movie. Eric Bana plays a time traveling man. He has no control over when and where he travels to, but big events in his life tend to draw him back time and time again. He meets a young woman and they fall in love. The kicker is that she never knows when he will leave her, whether its carrying dinner to the table or on their wedding night. She loves him nonetheless. The story follows the formulaic route of problems that would arise from such a situation. The brilliance of the story again lies in the strength of Rachel McAdams character, to be her own person, chasing after her dreams, while still being the constant in a wild man's tumultuous life.
All in all I would call this movie a renter. It is a nice love story, and while a movie like this is bound to be a cryer, it definitely leaves you with a note of hope. It is a great rental for a rainy day when you want to believe in love. There is nothing ground breaking in this movie, but it is a solidly entertaining film.
