About Time – ABC Film Challenge – Favourites – A – About Time – Movie Review
Director: Richard Curtis
Writer: Richard Curtis (Screenplay)
Cast
- Domhnall Gleeson (Ex-Machina)
- Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers)
- Bill Nighy (Living)
- Lydia Wilson (Star Trek Beyond)
- Lindsay Duncan (Birdman)
Plot: At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.
Runtime: 2 Hours 3 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: About Time starts when a young man Tim (Gleeson) learns from his father (Nighy) that the men in his family can travel back in time. While he doesn’t believe it to start with, he soon learns he can have a second chance at moments in his life.
Once Tim goes into the big city to start his career, he starts using his ability to navigate his life. first, he helps his flatmate Harry (Hollander), and then he moves on with his own life. Tim meets Mary (McAdams) but starts to learn that his gift is more of a curse as he tries to live a perfect life with her.
Verdict on About Time
About Time is a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist. It follows a young man that learns that he can travel back in time and change his own life. However, as he continues to use this gift, he finds out that it can come at a big cost to his own life.
This is a brilliant movie about understanding what your own life is truly about. By showing us how potentially changing the little bits could have lasting effects. We get to understand it is the original journey that makes everything feel so special. With the bigger question in play, we get a fun romantic comedy, filled with laughs and emotions. It leaves you to reflect on your own life and wonder what you might change if you had the same chances.
There could easily be a much more disturbing story coming out of this movie though. We do touch on minor things, but in the reality of this world, certain decisions would have lasting effects on the world around the character.
Final Thoughts –About Time is a brilliant, creative and imaginative movie.
