On his 21st birthday,
Tim discovers that he can travel in time (a family tradition passed down from
father to son), thereby changing the events in his life. At first it seems like
a gift and Tim uses it like any young man would to get the girl of his dreams.
Time travel is a tricky thing, however, and Tim soon realizes that if he meddles
too much, everything he knows can be undone forever.
The film is written and directed
by Richard Curtis,
who also wrote other romantic comedy favorites Notting Hill
and Bridget
Jones’s Diary (as well as writing the great Mr. Bean
series). About Time is his third feature that he wrote and directed, his first
two were Love
Actually (everyone’s favorite) and Pirate
Radio; he also wrote the dramas Girl in the Café
and War
Horse. On About Time, he worked with composer Nick Laird-Clowes,
cinematographer John
Guleserian, and production designer John Paul Kelly.
The cast is very good. Domhnall Gleeson
and Rachel
McAdams star with Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson,
Lindsay Duncan,
Tom Hollander,
Margot Robbie,
Will Merrick,
and Tom
Hughes in support.
About Time is a very charming
romantic comedy. It also has a strong emotional dramatic undertone, giving the overall
narrative a bit more weight than the average rom-com. The film is very funny as
well. It is my favorite romantic comedy of 2013 and among my favorite
twenty-five films of the year. It is a must-see for fans of rom-coms and
Richard Curtis’s work.
Trailer: Here
The final scene with his father was great.
ReplyDelete