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This is a very appealing and nicely judged movie with a likable story, likable characters, and likable actors. It has something of that innocence that Mork and Mindy had (without too much of the zany) and all in all it is deeply romantic and charming. It reminded this reviewer of a one-off production from the BBC from Mike Leigh in 1980 called The Flipside of Dominick Hide, that even now gets 8.2 on IMDb. That too is not high production film, but rather simple and romantic, combined with strong story-telling. This won't be to everyone's taste as it emphasizes innocence but for this reviewer it has some of that elusive magic that no about of production or money can bottle.

An anthropologist from the 32nd century travels backs a thousand years to seek out the author of a romantic novel that he discovers. As love is a word unknown to his society he is intrigued. He arrives in New Orleans and the fun begins. What follows is a nice tale of discovery and romance. Of course, we get the fun of a future traveller perplexed by our world etc;

All in all this goes to show that conviction, a good plot, and good acting doesn't need a huge budget or masses of effect: a simple tale, simply told, and it is both heart-warming and charming.

I think audiences who love a light comedy, romance and sci-fi chemistry movie will definitely blow out this one ( blast from the past genre)... what amazed me is the actor "Barry Watson" he showed a different side of him which will truly uplifting to his acting career ( at par with the likes of Tom Hanks, Brendan Frasier, Adam Sandler...) Definitely an actor to watch in the future... how he acted out the role opens up a new appeal for his career.. producers out there just might consider Watson for other romantic comedy roles, actors of such classification is rare in the market ... I specially love the part where Watson dance.. its really mind blowing.. i mean he is so funny... Specially how he talks in the movie really captures me... how polite ,well mannered and informative as well .....

But the one minor setback is.. Future people cannot recognize a CAR on sight? i mean really a little boy would have easily recognize one....they could have said "this is a primitive means of transportation which was used on land but since we travel from planet to planet .. it was taken out of the market...catchy lines instead...

Watch it and be amused as i did... touchiing story too.... the light drama captures my emotions in a light perky way...

Yes, I know, it's cheesy, but sometimes we need that. Another love story and with future involved, maybe it seems too much. But they make it to be sold on. It's funny and cute. And sometimes we are in the mood for that, especially when the actors are not bad taste as you expect it. Michael Lange wrote it well, the lines are good and involving the future is not bad as you may think at the beginning. He keep it simple and most of the times simple is good, right? I know reason vs. love is a packed topic, but you don't think of that during the movie, you just go with the flow. Sara Rue and Barry Watson are good, the others maybe they lack more lines, but I have to remember Valerie Harper also. She is that woman archetype who's good just by being. In movie and in life.

I really liked this movie. I thought Sara Rue was just fine, as usual. (I've been a fan of hers ever since "Less Than Perfect".) Barry Watson was appealing and his scenes with Rue were quite entertaining and believable. The whole production was enjoyable, light entertainment. And I had no problem with the little twist at the end. I have always enjoyed stories involving time travel if done reasonably well, and this one certainly was. In addition, it did have a few good things to say about love, relationships, and what is really important in life. Great to see Valerie Harper again, and there were a few brief but nice location shots in Savannah, Georgia. I'd give it an 8 out of 10.

Hey, can't TV movies be of 2 hrs? It seemed like the writer had a crude idea, which if well written, can make the viewers connect with the characters, which was not the case in this film. The story seem to be rushed. Characters were not well developed at a point and the story is taken forth. Screenwriters should expand the characters by adding some more scenes. Also, if you are making a futuristic sci-fi romantic comedy, you need to spend some money, you just have to. Here, the special effects were minimal, and whichever were present were mediocre. It doesn't look like this is a production of 2012, but of 1990. Acting from all the actors was average. There was nothing much to do. I felt a great need of more emotional moments. Everything felt stale. Direction felt weak. All in all, a skipable movie.