About Time - Review

Earlier this week we went to see About Time at our local cinema with some 2 for 1 tickets we had. The romance genre isn't one we tend to watch on film nights at all, but we were both looking forward to seeing it, especially as it was half price. Having seen the trailer we both thought it was a rip off of the 2009 Time Traveler's Wife, which also had Rachel McAdams in and was about time travel. However after about a week of 'About Time' being in the cinema's is was getting good praise in the twitter-sphere with many comments on how it would 'change your perception of life'. Having now seen it I completely agree.

It was a beautiful story about a young couple growing up, mixed in with a bit of time travel and family loss. I have to say I think even though Rachel McAdams was very good, i do feel she was miss-cast. It felt like a very British film, with a lot of it set in Cornwall and she just didn't really fit and make the story believable for me. Her part wasn't a hard part to play and i think it could have been just as good with a  young British actress, perhaps Emma Watson. Having said that I still loved the film and cried secretly quite a lot at the end. Domhnall Gleeson was excellent as lead Tim, as was Bill Nighy who played his dad. A film I will definitely be buying on DVD when it comes out!

Overall rating: 9/10