About Time: Movie Review

It's a bit late for me to post this review for cinema goers.  But you should check it out if you have time (About Time).

This movie is great as a fairy tale fantasy movie.  None of those, wizardry, monsters, and dragons.  But more of a happy ideal love story that could have been wonderful and almost a dream state when you watch it.

I was going to skip this movie, due to a review from click the city: http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/a/20150

Good thing my girlfriend, pulled my arm and convinced me to watch it with her.  And usually she is right on good and bad movies.

This movie is good.  There is no loop holes in the story, even though some critics complain about the movie leaving out some elements in the environments and settings.  Seldom does it make sense to place political climate in a love story, making a mess of things.  Unless that event is significant for the story and character development.  It's just right the movie concentrated on a single concept, love with time travel, and it delivers on what it is suppose to be.

Let me give you my rating first, then I'll give the reason why.

I rate this movie a 5 out of 5 stars.  Why?

The story is great

Story wise it was solid.  The way it was told is very believable.  It made fun of time travel, the concepts, the financial rewards, the misgivings that we usually think when we can time travel was covered in just a single scene.  Sure, I could just go back in time and bet on a winning ticket, since I already know the numbers.  That was covered on the scene where the gift was revealed.

This is a true love story.  In many levels, that when you finish watching it, you will be glad you are human, and have learned many lessons from the film.

I have watched many love stories with my girlfriend, and not a lot of them have a solid story, most have weak, more unbelievable story than this one.  This one is simple, yet very straight to the point, well acted and very heart warming.  I smile, when I think about this film.


The visuals are good

There wasn't much of a CGI, seldom in a love story movie.  Since they try to be realistic and be like a dream state as possible.  The settings are very beautiful.  It coincide, with the usual love story settings, beautiful and romantic settings.  Lovely, even the junk they have where they play table tennis is beautifully arranged.

My eyes could have been smiling when watching this movie.  Not a single thing out of place in this dream movie.


Overall this movie is great

I like this movie so much, I would probably watch it again at home.  This is a keeper.  And is part of my top 3 love story movies to keep in my collection.

My top 3 love story movie list (No particular Order):

• Blast from the Past
• A Walk to Remember
• About Time

This is a recommended movie for me.  It's a feel good movie, which may need a bit of mental power.