I was looking forward to this movie. After all, you have two beautiful actors, Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, and a love story. I like love stories. Sorry to say, I was disappointed. “The Time Traveler’s Wife” is bland and the contrived screenplay fails to bring any of the characters to life enough that you care what happens to them. Bana and McAdams give performances full of emotion, but their scenes together lack chemistry. And you’ll find yourself trying to figure out what’s happening as Henry (Bana) randomly travels back and forth through time. The story would have been more engrossing if the focus were more on the hows and whys of Henry’s time travel. But since the story is from Clare’s (McAdams) perspective, all you know is he’s gone. This could have been an engaging movie full of drama, romance and science fiction. But it’s not. 8/14/09
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I think this is the kind of story that makes for a good book and a so-so movie. I watched this film with anticipation waiting for the sparks to fly and the mad, crazy love scenes that just did not develop. I wanted to shake the actors and filmmakers awake and ask for some excitement that just wasn't there. Too bad, this could have (should have) been a wonderful movie that fell far short of expectations. Maybe if done by some different people this could have been much better. I give the film a 1 bagger (popcorn) out of a possible 5
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