Hey folks! I was off school ill on Monday and decided to watch Richard Curtis's 'About Time.' Now Curtis wrote Love Actually, Notting Hill and Four Weddings- so I had pretty high expectations before I'd even started watching.
The film stars Rachel McAdams (the girl in The Notebook and Regina George in Mean Girls) and Domhall Gleeson (Bill freaking Weasley.) Bill Nighy is also completely brilliant as Gleeson's father. The plot revolves around the concept that all the men in Tim's (Gleeson's) family are able to relive their past. They can revisit any moment to attempt to try and do things differently. Tim finds out about this from his father on his 21st birthday and over the next few years we follow him attempting to use his 'gift' to win the heart of Mary, a beautiful American girl.
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| The cute couple themselves. |
I actually underestimated how brilliant this movie would be. Tim's attempts to perfect his life are pretty hilarious. However, there are several really really serious parts and I cried multiple times. I love that it's set in England, a lot of rom coms are set around all American girls who solve their problems with a trip down 5th Avenue and Daddy's credit card but this movie is quintessentially British and the main character is a guy. And a bumbling, awkward, lanky, 'too skinny' guy at that.
About Time is literally one of the best rom-coms I've ever watched. And the term rom com doesn't really do it justice. You'll laugh, cry and the inevitable 'life affirming' narration at the end is just that, life affirming.
At just under two hours, I really can't see any reason for you not to watch this film.
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
Favourite Quote: 'We're all travelling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride.'
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