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2013
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Movie Review Movie Review About Time B Movie Review About Time B B About Time Director Richard Curtis Runtime 123 minutes Rating R Cast Domhnall Glees ..
Av Club
4.5
Somehow unsentimental in his sentimentality, Nighy makes shopworn carpe diem platitudes sound like fresh wisdom.
Av Club
3.0
Image zoom Murray Close Starting in the late 90s, there was a cute trendlet of romantic dramas movies like Sliding Doors (1998) and Kate & Leopold (20 ..
EW
3.1
After seeing About Time, a time travel fantasy that is basically Groundhog Day with Brit accents, a nice bloke hero and minus a rodent (unless you cou ..
Rogerebert
3.0
Parents need to know that About Time is a sweet comic romance with a time travel element that shows characters with strong family ties, who are intere ..
Common Sense Media
2.5
As sweet, familiar and reassuringly bland as rice pudding, Richard Curtis About Time evokes a sense of deja vu, not least for anyone whos seen The Tim ..
Variety
3.5
About Time captures the beauty in our hectic, everyday lives that we sometimes take for granted without becoming a goofy tale about a man who can trav ..
We Got This Covered
2.0
Awkward young Brit Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) wants nothing more than to meet the love of his life, and damned if American expat Mary (Rachel McAdams) doe ..
Time Out
3.0
Richard Curtis has become a byword for everything in British cinema thats safe, stuttery, gently amusing, occasionally teary and ten steps to the left ..
Time Out
3.0
Its easy to sneer at Richard Curtiss movies, which (by the writer/directors own admission) are populated almost entirely by people I know, and like pe ..
The Guardian
2.0
Curtis has managed to achieve the impossible. Specifically: he has gone back to 1993 and remade Groundhog Day with a ginger Hugh Grant.
The Guardian
3.1
The 1940s were the decade in which Hollywood attained what we now term classical status, when the innovations and developments of cinemas formative ye ..
4.5
While it is easy to criticise, there is also something disarmingly honourable about Richard Curtiss good hearted and positive worldview.
Screen Daily
4.5
We cant travel through time, but About Time shows theres nothing stopping us from experiencing that joy.
Collider
4.0
Rom com maestro Richard Curtis mixes familiar boy meet girl ingredients with time traveling magic realism, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams a ..
The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Yes, this is a movie about a man who can travel back in time to do over what he bungled on the first try a botched New Years Eve kiss, a pickup line t ..
1.5
By the time you get home from the multiplex, it will be as if the whole thing never happened.
The New York Times
3.0
While studded with moments of amusement and delight, About Time feels very much like the mangled film adaptation of a much richer and more rewarding n ..
Paste Magazine
3.0
I may be the most tasteful quilt you have ever seen, it seems to purr.
Telegraph
3.8
Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson star in About Time, a romantic science fiction comedy drama saved by a sharp script.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
When I had first seen the trailer for About Time, I thought Oh, heres another Rachel McAdams romantic drama.
The Young Folks
4.0
A time travel movie, starring a young red headed guy and an old fella with crazy hair.If Richard Curtis About Time sounds like the aborted Eric Stoltz ..
2.5
About Time is funny and charming as all get out, but its messy core keeps the many pieces of quirk, sentiment and romance from lining up into anything ..
Cinema Blend
3.5
About Time 7 10 PLOT: A young man (Domhnall Gleeson) inherits a rare gift from his father (Bill Nighy): he can travel in time.
JoBlo
3.5
Solid performances from the entire cast ensure that About Time nails nearly every key moment presenting smart and often humorous drama.
Screen Rant
2.5
2 out of 4 stars Written by Richard Curtis Directed by Richard Curtis Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams Classification 14A Country USA Lang ..
The Globe And Mail
3.0
Ultimately, the message is simple and visceral enough to have crossover appeal. Give it a shot if romantic comedies float your boat.
4.5
Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) lives at home in Cornwall with his father (Bill Nighy), a retired professor; his mother (Lindsay Duncan) who loves to putter ar ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
When this schmaltzy, brutally manipulative dramedy finally grinds to a halt, its you wholl probably be saying Its about time.
One Guys Opinion
1.0
In About Time, Bill Nighy is quietly elegant, like a mother of pearl penknife.
Village Voice
3.8
The creator of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually wanders into Groundhog Day territory with his latest romance.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Time travel stories are tricky things.Although theres no hard and fast way to develop one, consistency is a key.
ReelViews
3.0
Following yet another uneventful New Years Eve Party, 21 year old Tim learns a life changing secret from his father.
Blu Ray
1.0
Upon reaching adulthood, a milquetoast daydreamer (Domhnall Gleeson) learns that he can travel through his own past and uses this power to seduce the ..
Chicago Reader
3.0
Laura Clifford Robin Clifford Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson, Dredd, Anna Karenina) adores his family, but finds himself too tall, too ginger and too awkw ..
3.8
CLOSE In the British romantic comedy About Time a young man time travels to try to change his past to create a perfect future.
Usa Today
4.4
Still, Love Actually is tremendously entertaining and with all these charismatic actors running around, theres bound to be one or two thatll appeal to ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.5
That said, I like when filmmakers manage to put a twist of some sort on the genres trappings.
Screen It
1.5
Dear old Richard Curtis.Despite criticism that his fondness for schmaltz has impaired his talent in recent years, the Four Weddings and a Funeral scri ..
Independent
2.5
Like a doggie in a window, this romcom relentlessly wags its tail so youll fall in love and take it home.
Rolling Stone
3.5
We had a deal with Richard Curtis.He would write charming, eccentric, lively characters who would speak in brilliantly witty and self deprecating one ..
The Wrap
2.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsWritten and directed by Richard Curtis, About Time stars Domhnall Gleeson as law student Tim, whose ..
View London
2.5
Its all so perfect and sparkly that Curtis would rather not break the mood with drama or plot.
News Day
3.0
Perhaps, like me, you find the oeuvre of British writer director Richard Curtis a bit how shall I put it twee
Cs Monitor
3.8
Then off we go for an isotope of Groundhog Day an inferior one, but with enough new ideas to enliven it.
New York Post
1.5
Time travel is turned into take two where, if at first you dont succeed, try something else. As practiced here by writer director Richard Curtis and h ..
Film Journal International ..
3.0
The Republic | azcentral.com Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:03 PM Evidently every time Richard Curtis makes a movie, we will be reminded that it comes from the m ..
Az Central
3.8
Time travel can be a nifty device for stirring and complicating romantic drama.
Boston
5.0
This complete charmer of a movie delighted me from start to finish. In fact, About Time may well be the two most purely pleasurable hours Ive spent in ..
Mountain X
4.0
The film takes few of the liberties youd expect from its genre, and it conforms to an internal logic throughout.
Npr
1.5
Which kinda doesnt make any sense, because its not like all the jumping around gives you more time.
4.0
Rom com: About Time is a great feelgood film for the summer It is certainly the finest romcom and easily the most heartwarming feelgood film of the su ..
Daily Mail
2.0
It raises the inherent implausibility of the rom com narrative to a new level.
Salon
3.0
About Time Niki Boyle 28 June 2013 Richard Curtis time travelling romantic dramedy is an enjoyable, if familiar, return to form Things werent looking ..
Flim List
4.5
ABOUT TIME SYNOPSIS: At the age of 21, Tim Lakes (Domhnall Gleeson) father (Bill Nighy) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the a ..
3.5
Susan Grangers review of About Time (Universal Pictures) After Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Richard Curtis creates an inv ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
I require the following from Richard Curtis: 1.Posh people and stylish almost posh people.
Movies
3.5
British writer and occasional directer Richard Curtis has been a go to guy for whimsical wacky, character driven sitcoms and rom coms over the last fe ..
Flim Threet
3.5
When the hero of About Time, the hapless Tim (Domhnall Gleeson), comes of age, his father (Bill Nighy) reveals the secret of their clan.
New Yorker
4.0
Domhall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams star in About Time Richard Curtiss swansong as director, About Time, is a sweet, eager puppy of a movie that only a ..
Express
3.0
If you have ever entertained the possibility of swimming against the current of your own time stream and remaking key choices therein, then youve like ..
The Film Stage
3.8
Enjoy the love in your life, and dont squander it: Thats all Curtis is selling here, really.
Chicago Tribune
2.0
About Time review: creep trick by MaryAnn Johanson Arbitrary and inconsistent rules of time travel in aid of creepy romantic manipulation and temporal ..
Flickfilosopher
4.0
To say that the latest romantic comedy from Richard Curtis improves on his last effort is to say almost nothing.
The Irish Times
4.5
About Time uses an ingenious and original comic device, built around the most irresistible commodity any movie can offer...
Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
Eventually undone both by the flimsiness of its own sci fi conceit and by Curtis struggle to build fully realized characters other than Tim.
Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
Ditching the trademark forced theatrics, About Time finds Richard Curtis in more reflective mood. Dont expect a life changer, but its a pleasant shift ..
Total Film
3.0
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Standard
4.0
Rachel McAdams and a captivating performance by romantic lead Domhnall Gleeson, a nice time warp story, and wonderful music; who could ask for anythin ..
Tony Medley
3.0
The script is so willy nilly about the complexities of the issues it introduces that it winds up collapsing.
Detroit News
3.5
If there isnt room for a big, dopey teen thriller in your movie watching life, then the only thing you have to fear is Fear itself.
Herald Sun
4.0
Richard Curtis has what many filmmakers crave, a highly identifiable brand.
Movie Habit
3.0
about time 1.jpg Rachel McAdams is charmed by a time traveling Domhnall Gleeson in About Time, the new film from the director of Love Actually.
Oregon Live
2.5
For all its little pleasures, About Time just adds a level of magical realism to his typical themes that doesnt make love feel any more magical or any ..
Movies Tv Guide
3.5
A competent science fiction themed movie without the usual clutter of science fiction elements.
3.0
That decision arguably makes this the most mature film of Curtis directorial career, even if its final message is rather trite.
Cine Vue
3.1
This isnt Curtiss best film, but if you enjoyed his earlier work, youre bound to find a few things to like about this one.
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
You probably wouldnt hit rewind to see it all played out again, although the film does have its moments.
Digital Spy
3.0
About Time is less funny and more philosophical that we expect from Curtis, and is a shapeless film that meanders on.
Nz Herald
3.0
Weve all been to Richard Curtis World before: that idealised Middle England where rich people with huge houses and eccentric uncles play tennis on cli ..
Flicks
4.4
***1/2 (out of four) That sensation, one that the movies rarely elicit anymore, is your heart tingling.
Red Eye Chicago
3.1
Theres a lot of comic and fantasy potential here, but much of it gets squandered.
Stl Today
1.0
About Time absolutely seethes with the sheer aggression of Curtiss commitment to happy endings, family values and principles.
Ft
3.1
While not all that memorable, it remains a warm and diverting romantic drama with finely tuned performances worth seeking out.
Dustin Put Man
2.0
Curtis has said he may stop making movies, and on the basis of this film you can kind of see why: hes clearly in a rut
Contact Music
2.5
Combining reliable rom com sentimentality with a fantastical time travel element that has limited scope or consequence, About Time positions itself as ..
Film Racket
4.5
About Time is that rare intelligent romantic comedy thats also about something deeper.
Hollywood And Fine
3.0
The nervous, insecure Gleeson and the sweet, level headed McAdams make a nice pair.
The Film Pie
3.5
This film is advertised as another romantic comedy type movie.Its easy to believe that when you see Rachel McAdams in the trailer in all her smiling g ..
Punch Drunk Critics
3.8
Domhnall Gleeson (left) and Bill Nighy star as son and father in Richard Curtis About Time.
Js Online
3.5
Its all too tempting to think of About Time as a romantic comedy, a perception equally attributable to the films marketing, which emphasizes its two r ..
The Dissolve
4.5
Not only is that meet cute highly original, but Gleeson and McAdams share an exceptional chemistry from beginning to end.
Shockya
3.5
In the latest iteration of the sci fi romcom, the protagonist of Richard Curtiss self declared final film can jump back in time to any moment in his p ..
Film Comment
4.4
Its About Time a romantic fantasy like this came along hello Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) uses his ability to time travel so he can get with Mary (Rachel Mc ..
Daily Herald
3.3
Review: About Time Its been a while since Ive seen a film as unabashedly and forcibly sentimental as Richard Curtiss About Time.
Crave Online
2.0
There is no dissection of love or the human condition here, only a syrupy river flowing away from the comedy zeitgeist thats so sweet it should come w ..
The Skinny
2.0
The title of Richard Curtiss latest rom com pretty much sums up my reaction to the recent announcement of his imminent retirement from directing.
Scots Man
1.0
Curtis seems deaf to his own preaching, because at two hours, About Time is far too long for its thin parable.
Scots Man
4.0
Technically, About Time is categorized as a romantic comedy, because well, because movies have to be categorized by marketing types as part of one gen ..
No La
4.5
Romantic fantasy that doesnt entirely fly if you think about it too much, but provides escapist thrills, spills and sugar a plenty.
Film 4
3.0
About Time is the kind of film that can win over even the grouchiest of moviegoers.The latest from writer/director Richard Curtis, the man behind Love ..
Bowling Green Daily News
4.4
One of those movies that we often hear isnt really science fiction because its about people but the time travel element gets us to the truths Curtis w ..
Scifi Movie Page
3.5
Richard Curtis lives to make you melt, and his latest, About Time, should just about do the trick.
Streaming Quickflix
4.5
About Time is like a sermon that starts with a few good jokes and ends with tremulous exhortations to live, live.
Ny Mag
2.0
I come to you today not to review Richard Curtiss new film About Time but rather to scrutinise one of its most revealingly misjudged scenes.
New States Man
3.5
Having laid the tracks for the romantic comedy genre with Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, British comedy warhorse Richard ..
Tiny Url
3.0
Oh, theres a romantic love story, of course, and its the part thats featured on the poster.
Movie Mom
5.0
Murray Close / Universal Pictures Youre at a party where someone says something startling.
Entertainment Time
3.5
Its about time so its a bit convoluted. Its too long but not a bad rom com.
Tri City Herald
4.5
Brilliantly written and well directed by Curtis (this is his third film behind the camera), About Time is just another jewel in his crown as the reign ..
Media Mikes
4.4
But its beautifully told, wonderfully acted and its message about whats important in our lives is touching enough to bring viewers to tears.
Qc Times
3.0
I cant say Ive been a huge fan of Richard Curtiss impossibly sweet and quirky romantic films, but I have always admired the filmmakers penchant for ch ..
Reel Talk Online
3.5
But Curtis turns it into a gorgeous epic of slow motion disaster.
Grant Land
4.0
Its incredibly charming, funny and touching, flitting between emotions so effortlessly that you sometimes find yourself laughing while still choking b ..
Blog Bullz Eye
3.0
About Time is sweet, wistful and diverting, but a bit insubstantial when it comes to romance. Its most satisfying when it focuses on the love between ..
Assignment X
3.1
Admirable effort, but the movie aims for the heartstrings so resolutely that it ultimately leaves much less of an emotional impact than it should.
Am Ny
4.0
About Time is writer/director Richard Curtis campaigning the audience to cherish every single second of our fleeting existence. Yes we can.
Graffiti With Punctuation
2.0
The easiest thing would be to sneer at Richard Curtiss new film About Time, and so I will a little, or maybe significantly.
Spectator
4.0
Richard Curtis is arguably Britains top writer of transatlantic screen comedies, most of which trend toward romance and a certain rumpled charm.
Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
Ultimately this is a refreshingly moving love story in a genre that has come to feel a little stale.
Sky
3.0
Richard E. Grant, who is only on screen for three minutes manages to steal the show with a beautifully timed slow burn.
Richard Crouse
3.1
About Time does not waste time having its characters try to significantly alter the future by killing Hitler or evil cyborgs. It prefers to blindside ..
Miami
2.5
There wont be a dry eye in the house, but the tears will be unearned.
Film.com
3.0
About Time is a breezy but undisciplined paean to living in the moment one that ironically has a hard time maintaining focus.
Metro Times
2.0
Guilty pleasure alert: Richard Cutis sugar sweet film about love, life and, erm, time travel.
Little White Lies
3.0
Tim uses his newfound talent to land the girl of his dreams, of course.
Aarp
4.4
About Time Rachel McAdams Domhnall Gleeson.JPG Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time.
MLive.com
4.0
Not what you think its about You probably havent heard too much about About Time, and if you have you may have passed it off as another romantic comed ..
Flixist
3.0
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O Canada
3.0
About Time always has potential, but often feels like a firework on a damp night.
Birmingham Mail
2.5
Wait a minute, About Time..Youre telling me that if a time traveler changes one thing in the past, it may alter the events to come
Twin Cities
3.0
If youve been infuriated by Curtiss soppy scriptwriting before, its probably best to stay away. If Notting Hill warmed your cockles, though, this is m ..
Sfx
3.0
No director/writer has shown a better understanding of the multi faceted aspects of love than Richard Curtis.
Fres Nobee
3.0
Take time to smell the flowers is rarely an off putting message, particularly in the first half of About Time, which includes some choice English rose ..
Oc Register
4.5
Its hard not to warm towards Gleesons appealingly unconventional lead, even if his romance with McAdams underwritten Mary never really catches fire... ..
Movie Talk
1.5
Not surprisingly, writer director Richard Curtis (Love Actually) clocks in more than just the standard romantic comedy with his latest feature (and re ..
News Ok
1.0
Suffers from the same too muchness of Love Actually and almost instantaneous forgettability of Pirate Radio.
Television Without Pity
3.5
Thats all a very wordy way of saying, Dont think too much about it, just enjoy it.
Ladue News
3.8
About Time Posted by Christy Lemire on November 5, 2013 9 Comments Universal Pictures Rated R for language and some sexual content.
Christy Lemire
3.1
About Time should not be considered an entirely different kind of romancer for filmmaker Richard Curtis.
SF Crowsnest
3.1
Later, the films message reveals itself to be: Live every day as though it had a soundtrack by Coldplay. Take that, and the rest of the film, as cynic ..
National Post
3.0
English writer/director Richard Curtis new movie a sweet toothed time travel rom com starring Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams poses several intere ..
Blogs Crikey
3.8
Its sweet and charming and utterly preposterous and, despite the trailers, its not as much of a love story as you might think. Or at least, not that k ..
Madison Movie
5.0
Not only is this a great romance, but its also a great Science Fiction film filled with some hilarious, charming and heartbreaking moments. With all t ..
Film Geek Central
4.5
Share Tweet Email Copy Link Copied Judging by its trailers, About Time is exactly the follow up to Love Actually that Richard Curtis fans have long aw ..
Spin Off Comic Book Resour ..
1.5
For Richard Curtis, this must have been hilarious on the page but on the big screen it is tedious. At the end, I was left wondering, could I travel ba ..
UTV
3.0
One thing we can agree on: Richard Curtis has a lot of ideas, many of which are terrific.
Cinephiled
4.5
Spending two hours with all of these characters is a sweetly uplifting, even life affirming experience.
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