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The Time Traveler's Wife

2009

Robert Schwentke

Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston, Arliss Howard ...

6.1

10,202

Romance. Drama. Sci-Fi A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian (Eric Bana) with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage. Clare (Rachel McAdams) has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler—cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The warmth of the actors makes it surprisingly tender, considering the premise that is blatantly absurd. (...) So, OK. It’s preposterous. Lots of movies are. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)."
		Ty Burr Boston Globe	"At its best, 'The Time Traveler’s Wife' does suggest the preciousness of a life that’s too often beyond our control. At its worst, it’s more than a little nuts."
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Often ridiculous, awkward, unsatisfying and dour melodramatic adaptation."
		Claudia Puig USA Today	"It's dull and sappy. (...) tries to transcend time and place, but it ultimately becomes bogged down in details. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"
		Liz Beardsworth Empire	"Competent and well-cast, but it crams too much into the runtime and loses the elegance of the novel."
		Kyle Smith New York Post	"A Twilight Zone premise written like a Mariah Carey song"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"I'd watch the vibrant Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana in anything, but The Time Traveler's Wife is pushing it."
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The book is richer, but this is a solid, endearing telling of the same essential story, and is well worth the price of admission for those who appreciate romantic fantasy."
		Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"When the film's fate rests on the alchemy of its stars, you really don't want to get that wrong. But here, chemistry is a problem, and it proves a significant one"
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	Bana and McAdams are sweet together, with matching dimples and starry eyes (...) It's a time-travel fantasy in search of a cozy love seat."
		Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"A syrupy and extraordinarily ridiculous adaptation."
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"May not make a lick of sense, but it does make for fairly irresistible nonsense"

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