The Time Traveler's Wife (DVD)

Adapting The Time Traveler's Wife for the big screen was always going to be a big ask. At the risk of damning it with faint praise from the start, what we get is about the best we could have hoped for. The book on which this is based is a complex, multi-layered and gripping novel about Henry DeTamble a man who involuntarily travels through time. On one trip, his future self bumps into Clare Abshire, a little girl who, in the future he has come, from is his wife. The original book is incredibly rich and detailed, making the time-travel scenario utterly believable, but ensuring the main focus always remains on the incredibly realistic characters. ...  Read the complete review

I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch this film or not because firstly, I have read the book and it's one of the best novels I have ever read. Secondly I am more into action films than a romance/love story but the chance came a long so I thought why not? The film is based on the book 'The Time Travellers wife' which is written by Audrey Niffenegger. It tells the story of Henry who learns at a very early age that he can time travel but he has no control over it and never knows when or where he going to disappear to. He goes backwards and forwards over time where he meets his young wife at different points in her life. I felt the film was pretty slow ...  Read the complete review

Henry DeTamble has a rare genetic disorder which propels him backwards or forwards through time without a moment's notice. When he meets Clare she claims that she has known him since she was 6 years old, but Henry has never seen her in his life. The pair end up falling in love and Henry learns how, in the future, he will travel back in time to see Clare when she was only a little girl. But despite their deep love for each other and the fact that they are destined to be together, Clare is often left alone and in pain with no idea when or if Henry will return. ~ Cast ~ Henry DeTamble - Eric Bana Clare Abshire - Rachel McAdams Young Clare - ...  Read the complete review

The Time Traveller's Wife is based on Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 novel of the same name. I'm not a fan of weepies in general, as I find them crassly manipulative, and the idea of injecting a science-fiction time-travel plot with this just seems utterly absurd. Despite this, the cast are quite alluring, but they can't really keep this dud afloat sadly. The film revolves around a Chicago librarian, Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana), who has a strange genetic illness that causes him to sporadically time travel, which really hampers his attempts to maintain a romantic relationship with Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams), who is an artist. I just find the premise utterly ...  Read the complete review

A few years ago I read and loved the novel "The Time Traveller's Wife" and so when the film was in its early stages I started really look forward to it. As the film took ages to get to the cinema my excitement had time to wane. The early reports on the film were not good, but I was keen to see for myself. Despite it not even being a 2 for 1 Wednesday my husband agreed to go along as he thinks Rachel McAdams is hot. THE PREMISE Based on the bestseller by Audrey Niffenegger (what a fun last name!) and directed by Robert Schwentke, "The Time Traveller's Wife" is the story of Henry (Eric Bana) and Claire (Rachel McAdams), the ...  Read the complete review