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The Time Traveler's Wife
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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(70%)
 
Starring: Eric Bana | Rachel McAdams | Ron Livingston | Jane McLean | Stephen Tobolowsky | Arliss Howard | Brooklynn Proulx | Alex Ferris | Jame McLean | Hailey McCann | Michelle Nolden | Maggie Castle | Tatum McCann
Director: Robert Schwentke
Studio: ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time: 103 mins
Genres: Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Languages: English
Released: February 08, 2010

A Chicago librarian suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him hurtling through time whenever he is under extreme duress; despite the fact that he vanishes at inordinately frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a stable future with the beautiful young heiress he loves. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this dramatic fantasy, which is directed by Robert Schwentke (FLIGHTPLAN) and based on the best-selling book by author Audrey Niffenegger.

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Rating of 2 stars out of 5
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58 out of 64 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
Can't wait for this...

A Customer from Yorkshire, 5th May, 2009

I really hope it lives to to expectations. Just finished the book and i didn't just cry, i sobbed.

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45 out of 66 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1.0 stars
Terrible book

A Customer from Chipping Norton, 28th June, 2009

The book was sooo boring I just think the film will be too. it was just so unbelievable.

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24 out of 28 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
The time travller's wife

A Customer from Purley, 26th June, 2009

The book is amazing a proper weepy. I can't wait to see the film. I hope it is as good as the book!

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15 out of 15 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4.0 stars
back to the future

Nootlin from , 20th August, 2009

Time-travel plots have more holes than a prostitute's stockings, so why bother? They don't in The Time Traveller's Wife, and the film is all the better for it, especially for dispelling the time-travel trope that meeting yourself would cause a paradox, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... sorry. Okay, back to the feature (teehee). I liked The Time Traveller's Wife. Really liked it, and I'm not one for mushy, sentimental, chick flicks. Haven't read the book, wouldn't want to, but for an hour and a half the movie had just the right amount of sci-fi thrown in amongst the canoodling to keep me hooked. Yes, it runs the human gauntlet of emotions, making you dance to their tune like a marionette suspended from it's own heart strings. But there aren't any sickly speeches expounding on relationships and love and death, and the two leads have great onscreen chemistry. Beautifully shot, directed well, and no surprise that the script was written by Bruce Joel Rubin, who penned Deep Impact (another film that had me gushing, and a far superior film to Armageddon) and My Life. It's not about plot, it's about time and love... but in a good way! And with little explanation, it actually makes more sense than the popular Somewhere in Time. I'd say if you're a fan of both Deep Impact and What Dreams May Come, you'll adore this film. Take the violence out of Terminator and you might ask 'What have you got?' Well, I think you might have something like The Time Traveller's Wife.

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Rated 5.0 stars
Amazing Film

jodiemay from , 18th March, 2010

I Saw This Movie 2 Weeks Ago And Couldnt Stop Crying, Its One Of The Best Films Ive Seen In A Long Time :) I Do Recomend You To Watch It :D xxx jodie

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Rated 3.0 stars
The Time Travellers Wife

airman from , 18th March, 2010

Really good quality entertainment if a little difficult to follow at times with Bana in or out of the base time-line the film was set at, solid performance by the leads, the film would have been made so much more enjoyable if you did not have to repeatedly think 'where in time is he now'.

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Rated 5.0 stars
Warning as much as you want to don't watch with a man

Nicoledaniellebooth from , 16th March, 2010

Loved it, thought it was a great story bits are hard to keep up with but even so you get wrapped up in the story. Had my friends eyes all filling up n I was crying alot by the end of it. Good but watch it with the girls not a guy or you may be incredibly embarassed when you cant hold your tears in

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Rated 2.0 stars
Disappointing compared to the book

WibblyPig from , 16th March, 2010

Loved the book so couldn't wait to see the film but I was very disappointed. Didn't do it justice at all. Sobbed when I read it but didn't shed a tear, and I cry at Eastenders!!

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