Henry DeTamble, a librarian, possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds it difficult to cope with it.Henry DeTamble, a librarian, possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds it difficult to cope with it.Henry DeTamble, a librarian, possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds it difficult to cope with it.
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I was completely wrong. We've all seen movies that involve time travel and this one is near the top.
It shows the reality of a relationship between two individuals who have to deal with the negative effects of time travel in a close relationship.
This movie had me near tears at the end, which is truly sad since I haven't cried since the movie Beaches.
The only thing I didn't like about this movie was that I found myself trying to figure out this mans time travel and if it made sense. There are a few loose ends left untied.
Other than that, the two leads were solid and the movie is entertaining. I wouldn't rush out to see it, but it is definitely worth renting.
I was overjoyed by how true to the book the film stayed, only varying in a few unimportant places, the film dared to be as heart breaking and sad as the book and did not feel the need to justify the logistics of the time travel instead choosing to summarise it in the first scene.(People who feel this was not explained do not have the imagination needed to fully enjoy this film).
The ageing of Eric Bana's character was seamless and it was easy to tell whether he was a younger or older version of Henry and Rachel McAdams brought out the inner frustrations of Claire's character with a great sensitivity showing the difficulties of the relationship.
Overall, this film was not a let down to a lover of the book, I enjoyed it as an extension of the story of Henry and Claire and found the emotions real and well developed. A definite must-see for all fans and those who haven't read the book but who just enjoy a good love story!
"The Time Traveler's Wife" is a delightful love story with an original romance of a time traveler that wins the heart of his wife when she was six years old and he was older. Therefore he does not know her in the present time. The chemistry between Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams is wonderful and makes their love absolutely believable. However, the girl Brooklynn Proulx steals the movie with a marvelous performance. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Te Amarei Para Sempre" ("I Will Love You Forever")
Hollywood and director Robert Schwentke deserve a big kudos for not messing this one up, and for creating a big screen experience that welcomes those who loved the novel as well as newcomers to this tragic-romantic story.
I gave it 9 out of 10.
The concept of the film had echoes to that of Momento or The Butterfly Effect but equally different on its own merits.
The combination of characters is touching and you can really relate to this heartbreaking story.
I cried towards the ending of this film (its not a surprise, when a story gets me, I have to show emotion!)
Did you know
- TriviaAfter filming was done, Eric Bana started filming Star Trek (2009), which required him to shave his head. However, re-shoots for this movie were needed, so production was put on hold so Bana's hair could grow out. It took so long that the movie's release date was pushed back by nearly a year.
- GoofsThe Calendar page for February 1984 pasted in Clare's diary has 30 days.
- Quotes
Clare at Eight: Are you married?
Henry DeTamble: Yes, I am.
Clare at Eight: Is your wife a time traveler?
Henry DeTamble: No. No, thank God.
Clare at Eight: Do you love her?
Henry DeTamble: Yes. Very much. What's wrong?
Clare at Eight: Nothing. I was just hoping you're married to me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Taking of Pelham 123/Imagine That/Moon (2009)
- SoundtracksLove Will Tear Us Apart
Written by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner
Performed by Broken Social Scene
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- Te amaré por siempre
- Filming locations
- Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Library in Chicago)
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- Budget
- $39,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $63,414,846
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,623,171
- Aug 16, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $101,344,412
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1