Kate y Leopold

This movie wouldn't really be anything to write home about. You could call it science fiction because it's about time travel, but any serious science fiction buff would know better. But, there's something absolutely extraordinary about this movie that has me watching it again and again. I wasn't a big Hugh Jackman fan when I watched this movie. I suppose I'm still not. I'm too old for that kind of thing, but the character Leopold has a stillness, a quality of listening and putting other people (man or woman) first. He demonstrates an etiquette that is not at all stiff, that is less about precise forms and rules than about a genuine care for other people. I go back and watch Kate and Leopold when I wish I knew somebody who cared that much for me.

If you can accept the totally ridiculous premise of KATE AND LEOPOLD and enjoy romantic fantasies of this sort, you'll find yourself drawn into the plot because of the very charismatic HUGH JACKMAN. He is the main reason for watching and carries the film on his sturdy shoulders, so adept is he at being a "knight in shining armor".

As for MEG RYAN, she is giving her usual Meg Ryan schtick--a sort of slightly brighter version of Goldie Hawn--but here it doesn't matter because Jackman manages to steal every scene he's in. BRECKIN MEYER is excellent as her boorish brother who learns a few things from his 18th Century friend about manners and etiquette. But it's the time travel aspect of the story that is its weakest link.

Highly recommended as a romantic comedy that owes much of its charm to the performance of its leading man--an actor of remarkable skill whose hunky presence dominates much of the movie.

It's the sort of romantic fluff that would have starred JEAN ARTHUR and GARY COOPER had it been made in the '30s. The New York location photography is excellent.

Kate and Leopold is a diverse little romantic movie about a Duke (Hugh Jackman) from the 19th century, and modern day wanderers, including a love-depressed Kate, (Meg Ryan), her ex-boyfriend, Stuart, (Liev Shrieber), and her brother, Charlie, (Breken Meyer). Jackman and Ryan are two star-crossed people searching for love, and all's they get is a little push from the people around them, and a little thing called a time portal. This movie is refreshing, with a new type of concept, and all of the writing and acting was wonderfully done! 8.5 out of 10.

From the very beginning, with that vintage sepia scenery of 1876 New York, to the very end, where Sting delight us with that touching performance of 'Until' (which Sting himself confessed wrote being transported by the romanticism of the movie); this movie drives you through your heart, your mind, your soul, unwinding deep feelings that our day-to-day life bury inside us, but that are so immense that cannot be extinguish, even with the cold routine in which we dwell.

Using time leap as a metaphor between the way we live in present times and all those little things that we long so badly but that we ourselves deny or just give up in the search, the story open a parenthesis in the crazy rhythm of the today New York and involve the characters -and ourselves- in a mixture of true romanticism and happiness that taste like a virgin flavor in our stone lips. Facing issues like post-breaking relationships and career success versus personal life success, the plot fill us with joy and laughter that makes us even cry when we realize all that we have at our fingertips and that we miss.

The acting was very natural and the five main actors deliver the characters very well. Particularly, JJ (Bradley Whitford) has a very well defined personality. Meg give us her "ugly duck" charming prettiness that is already her trademark and Hugh is perfect for the role: Tall, handsome, gallant, romantic...

Definitely, one of the best movies (if not the one) I've seen this year -at least. Go and see it, you'll enjoy it !

I usually don't watch romantic comedies for the simple reason they are predictable. But I watch everything Hugh Jackman...

I've seen 'Kate & Leopold' a few times now and enjoy it every time. Yes, it is predictable, but it is really funny. Hugh Jackman is just so incredibly charming that he can be as credible in a romantic comedy as he is in a fantasy action movie. Jackman stars as the titular Leopold, a Duke from 1876, who is accidentally transported to present time New York through a porthole. The person to blame for this mishap, is Stuart (Liev Schreiber), who discovered the porthole.

Stuart is Kate (Meg Ryans)'s ex-boyfriend, and they still live in the same apartment building. I enjoyed the fact Kate and Leopold didn't fall in love straight away. For once Hollywood got it right. This is a film about romance (and not lust!), where two people fall in love over a period of time thanks to moments they share together. This was far more realistic than so many of the romantic comedies out there.

'Kate & Leopold' is also a wonderful illustration of how customs have changed; costumes, speech, traditions, etc. I liked the characters and the set-up of each character. The character development was also very good. The film's visual effects - especially back in 1876 - are good. Yes, the ending is predictable and cheesy, but it is oh-so-wonderful. I really do enjoy everything about 'Kate & Leopold'.