The Child in Time

  • 2017


MOVIE IS parental convincing compelling unsettling unsentimental
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79 % Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 18
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.5/5
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4.2
Stephen Butchards adaptation of McEwans novel doesnt waste a scene. Indie Wire
4.5
Maybe 90 minutes isnt enough time to explore the nature and mysteries of time. The Guardian
4.0
The time motif plays an important and almost supernatural role in the story, but its effects are more poetic than anything. Collider
4.5
And dont forget the adorable documentary Catwalk airs CBC, Sunday, 9 p.m. on CBC Docs POV. The Globe And Mail
1.9
...a lackluster adaptation of a rather disappointing McEwan work. Reel Film Reviews
1.5
The drama, based on Ian McEwans 1987 novel, motored on a deathless theme: parental grief. The Times
4.0
A rarity: nuanced, unmawkish, unsentimental. It steered us through this unthinkable limbo... in an intellectual, almost spiritual way, examining too t .. The Times
4.5
But ultimately, this isnt the kind of movie where you are told what to believe. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.5
The ending, which might have made a serviceable starting point for a second half, feels trite and unsatisfying. That said, the pairing of Cumberbatch .. Smh
3.0
Hard to recommend, as it was so sad but, on the other hand, it was so good at what it is like to be so sad. Daily Mail
1.5
As the raw emotion faded, it became not so much unsettling to watch as just odd. Daily Mail
2.0
Despite the splendid cast, The Child In Time felt smug, affected and monotonous. Daily Mail
1.5
A version of McEwans tale so partial you wondered why they bothered. Express
4.5
The movie is nevertheless compelling, thanks largely to the interplay between Cumberbatch and Macdonald, in what amounts to a peculiar twist on a love .. Cnn
4.5
Child lacks the emotional impact and true devastation of Chesil Beach or Atonement and doesnt offer up quite the same knotty contemporary conundrums t .. Stuff
3.0
These assorted fragments feel like loose add ons rather than integral parts of a unified whole. Still, there is never going to be a magic formula for .. The Arts Desk
4.5
The actors are convincing, honest and heartbreaking. Its the hardest kind of thing to do. They do it splendidly. Wsj
4.5
Credit PBSs Masterpiece film The Child in Time... starring Benedict Cumberbatch, with tearing the Band Aid off its difficult to watch premise. Post Gazette
5.0
His wife, Julie (Kelly Macdonald), collapses in terror and grief. Sf Chronicle
4.5
Macdonald gives a lovely performance, the scenery is gorgeous, and the finale supplies an unforgettable twist. Orlando Sentinel
4.5
Let the lovely English landscapes, and the haunting power of memory and regret, wash over you, like they do in life. Vogue
4.0
Stephen Campbell Moore brought man boy Charles to life, maximising minimal screen time to take us back to a state of childlike innocence. Metro News
3.0
The Child in Time feels like a lost opportunity to have made a classic slice of 80s British fiction further enriched for todays audience. List
4.5
The reason to tune in and watch this series is the pairing of Cumberbatch and McDonald, hands down. WETA



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