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. 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. So they meet for the first time again-and again-but finally, after a lot of cunning time-traveling, he wins her heart. They fall in love, then an unfortunate time-travel incident means he's never met her at all. Moving from the Cornwall coast to London to train as a lawyer, Tim finally meets the beautiful but insecure Mary (Rachel McAdams). Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as you might think. 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 getting a girlfriend. 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. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander.At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) discovers he can travel in time. If only I could go back in time and remove the offensive content… That, along with frequent sexual dialogue, implied sexual activity and depictions of injuries from a car accident, makes it difficult to give this movie a recommendation for teen and adult viewing. It is just unfortunate that the script has to include so many sexual expletives and profanities. It is this maturing in both the characters and the storyline that may make About Time worthy of your time. Interestingly, the insights they share about making the most of each moment are also very applicable to those of us who lead ordinary existences. This time the exchange is poignant as the two discuss the lessons they have learned over their remarkable lives. As Tim’s understanding of the consequences of his time tinkering increases, the more reluctant he becomes to use what now feels more like a curse than a blessing.Ībout this point in the film, the father and son have another talk. Still, unforeseen events and tragedies tempt him to try periodically. This sets off a series of desperate attempts, where Tim ping-pongs back and forth through time, trying to meet Mary again.Īs his love life settles down, so does the urge to reconstruct the past. That same evening he has reason to travel back in time to help a friend, but in so doing he erases their encounter. This realization is particularity painful one night when he meets Mary (Rachel McAdams), the girl of his dreams. This plot focus made me wonder if the title of the movie shouldn’t have been, “About Sex”.Īs he goes along, Tim discovers he can’t always keep his present if he wants to change his past. As a bashful young adult, most of his concentration is on his relationships with girls and improving his experiences in bed. They have the ability to go back in time-although just in their own lives.Īt first doubtful, then excited, Tim experiments with this new-found power and finds he is able to return and correct silly mistakes, take advantage of missed opportunities and smooth over embarrassing moments. Instead, his parent explains that the men in their family have an unusual gift. On Tim’s (Domhnall Gleeson) eighteenth birthday, his father (Bill Nighy) sits him down to have a “big talk.” Yet whatever conversation the awkward teen thought he was about to have, that is not what his Dad tells him.
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