Synopsis
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
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Cast
- Eric BanaHenry DeTamble
- Rachel McAdamsClare Abshire
- Michelle NoldenAnnette DeTamble
- Arliss HowardRichard DeTamble
- Ron LivingstonGomez
- Stephen TobolowskyDr. Kendrick
- Brian BissonMark Abshire
- Maggie CastleAlicia Abshire
- Brooklynn ProulxClare at Six and Eight
- James LafazanosJeremy (Gallery Owner)
Recommendations
- 75
ReelViews
The book is richer, but this is a solid, endearing telling of the same essential story, and is well worth the price of admission for those who appreciate romantic fantasy. - 75
Miami Herald
The movie is slightly more sappy, and the characters are necessarily less fleshed out than they are in Audrey Niffenegger's dazzling novel, but neither shortcoming detracts from the film's appeal. - 70
Variety
May not make a lick of sense, but it does make for fairly irresistible nonsense. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Bana and McAdams are sweet together, with matching dimples and starry eyes, and we grow eager to see them remain in the same place. In the end, that's all there is to the movie, really. It's a time-travel fantasy in search of a cozy love seat. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
The warmth of the actors makes it surprisingly tender, considering the premise that is blatantly absurd. If you allow yourself to think for one moment of the paradoxes, contradictions and logical difficulties involved, you will be lost. The movie supports no objective thought. - 63
Boston Globe
At its best, The Time Traveler’s Wife does suggest the preciousness of a life that’s too often beyond our control. At its worst, it’s more than a little nuts. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
German-born director Robert Schwentke ("Flightplan") keep things moving briskly enough so that the leaps in time mostly obscure the leaps in logic. - 50
Baltimore Sun
It might be a solid hook if we thought their love was grand. Instead, it's kind of creepy.
