Love Doesn't Stand Test Of "Time"

It says a lot about Rachel McAdams that she's almost able to save The Time Traveler's wife from being a gooey sappy mess.
McAdams stars as a woman who falls for a Chicago Librarian played by Eric Bana. He's the man of her dreams and her best friend. But he's also a time traveler and he's been visiting her since she was a little girl in a dewey meadow. And of course she's been in love with him since about the age of 8.

The problem is, he can never control when or where he goes. Amazingly, McAdams makes the audience feel for her character. She's such a talented actress she's able to convey the universal emotions sitting beneath the silly story line. And when you see her on screen you hope Love really does conquer all. But as we all know love is a two way street and sadly Eric Bana is not up to the task. He never really gets a handle on his bewildered time traveler. He seems a little lost in time and Bana just doesn't have much of a personality to make the audience remember or care much about his side of the story.

It's probably best if you don't try to think much about the sci-fi time traveling elements of the story. Because the film doesn't seem to adhere to any real set of rules and just seems to be making things up as it goes along.

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