If you could relive any moment, could you make
life perfect?
Having trouble answering? Well maybe the
story of Tim, a man with the ability to travel in time could give you some
hints..
"At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) discovers he can travel in
time... The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father
(Bill Nighy) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the
ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change
what happens and has happened in his own life-so he decides to make his world a
better place...by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy
as you might think. Moving from the Cornwall coast to London to train as a lawyer,
Tim finally meets the beautiful but insecure Mary (Rachel McAdams). They fall
in love, then an unfortunate time-travel incident means he's never met her at
all. So they meet for the first time again-and again-but finally, after a lot
of cunning time-travelling, he wins her heart. Tim then uses his power to create
the perfect romantic proposal, to save his wedding from the worst best-man
speeches, to save his best friend from professional disaster and to get his
pregnant wife to the hospital in time for the birth of their daughter, despite
a nasty traffic jam outside Abbey Road. But as his unusual life progresses, Tim
finds out that his unique gift can't save him from the sorrows and ups and
downs that affect all families, everywhere. There are great limits to what time
travel can achieve, and it can be dangerous too. About Time is a comedy about
love and time travel, which discovers that, in the end, making the most of life
may not need time travel at all.."
Richard Curtis’s latest
film About
Time is a good-natured fantasy romance which is lovely and it kinda
remind me of my first love, pure, sweet, lots of good & bad moments and that’s
it, not gonna talk about my love story here XD Back to the movie I wouldn’t say
it is great as it a bit lengthy and certain part of the movie seems pale, a
lack of structural sharpness is perhaps the major drawn back of the movie. The lead
role Tim played by Domhnall Gleeson isn’t quite impressive as there is a lack
of work in building the character personality. Luckily Mary (Rachel McAdams) &
Tim’s father (Bill Nighy) stood out, the first turn out to be quite charming, sweet
smile, lovely face, simply nice & sharp while the second play the role
convincingly with nice sense of humour, contributing well to some of the wonderful
lines & laugh-out-loud moments throughout the film.
Overall this is a
movie with lots of potential, unfortunately there’s a lack of dramatic tension which
make worse by the brutal cuts of Film Censorship Board of Malaysia =.=ll Still About Time is a sentimental and warm film which succeed in delivering a valuable
message of how people should treasure the days in our life, appreciate those
little ordinary things around us as this are things that will eventually pile
up into happiness.
It’s not About Time,
It’s about Life, It’s about Love.. ^^
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| Thanx to NuffnangMY for the invitation :) |
Rating: 6.6/10
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