About Time [Blu-ray]

About Time is an unforgettable, heartwarming film that beautifully balances romance, humor, and poignant life lessons. Directed by Richard Curtis, this movie takes a refreshing spin on the concept of time travel, turning it into an exploration of the moments that make life truly meaningful.Domhnall Gleeson shines as Tim, an endearing and relatable protagonist whose journey through love, family, and self-discovery is deeply touching. Rachel McAdams is charming and delightful as Mary, bringing undeniable chemistry and warmth to the screen. But it’s Bill Nighy as Tim’s father who truly steals hearts, with a performance that is both humorous and deeply moving.The film's message is simple yet profound: cherish the little moments, love unconditionally, and embrace the beauty of the present. Curtis masterfully blends these themes with humor and emotion, making About Time both a feel-good romance and a reflective drama.This movie will leave you laughing, crying, and feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the ordinary, extraordinary moments of life. It’s a must-watch that will stay with you long after the credits roll!

This is an extraordinary little gem of a movie, with sweetness and charm to spare. Sparkling from a quirky center, it showcases the best of our emotional range, mostly those involving the different kinds of love, beginning and ending with a great romance. All of the people are lovely human beings, and the closest thing to a bad guy really isn't that bad at all. The odd plot itself doesn't spend anytime setting itself up. After a very brief introduction through which we get an overview of how idyllic family life is, we drop into a huge New Year's Eve party. The narrator -- the romantically awkward young man, Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) -- flubs the New Year's kiss that clearly hurts the young woman he happens to be standing next to at the countdown. The next day, Tim is called by his gentle dad (the always appealing Bill Nighy) to reveal a big secret. The secret was that all the men in the family could travel back in time. There was no further explanation for this ability, and no details were provided as to how many generations this went on, or who discovered it or who bestowed it on them, or why the women don't have the gift, and so on. The filmmakers simply set the odd cornerstone in place, and got the story started. And the thing is, what followed was so lovely, it didn't matter one bit that the details were left out.Tim's dad warns him away from the pursuit of money. Dad, himself, used his extra time to read all of the best novels -- all of Dickens THREE TIMES, he says -- and recommends he use the gift to pursue what would satisfy him most. Tim decides he'd use it to find real romantic love. You'd think by looking at Tim that this was going to be about this awkward young adult getting into goofy situations and using this gift in slapdash ways that were sitcom comical. But it does not go that way at all. To Gleeson's credit, he evolves convincingly from this gangly youth to a solid young man, always aiming from a clear emotional center. After an accidental meeting, he takes particular aim at Mary, a woman as transparent and uncluttered in her affections as he is, and perfectly embodied by Rachel McAdams. Her smile alone launches a thousand good emotions, so it's easy to buy into the chemistry she and Gleeson have. There are warm, humorous exchanges between them that feel breezy, which made it a sheer joy to watch their affections for one another grow. They seem to deserve the best and they get it.They successfully build on what they find in each other, showing the good life as a progression of love itself. Nothing else matters without it, and every scene in some way embodies that theme. Basically it shows that a good life is the consequence of sharing oneself with others. While there were aspects that remind us of a romantic comedy, the comedy was understated, like what would come about from good conversation and a warm heart.That time-travel element in this film is at times left behind as the story moves forward, and you almost forget about it. Tim uses the odd talent rarely, and always toward some greater good, for himself or someone else he loves or respects. And that's what's really appealing about this movie, in that everyone seems to be already full of what's necessary for living, without hangups, and therefore seem to have a lot to give to others. In other words, the plot uses all of the best features inherent in human nature, traits we all have to some degree, and the film reaffirms belief in them. Time travel is just a means to actualize these emotions, and toward the end, it's brought back a time or two almost to consciously remind us that this is where it all started. By that time, you're already so caught up in the plain pleasure of it all, you almost forget the quirky center.After renting this, I thought about this movie for days, and each time I thought of it, I felt good all over again. There were moments that were deeply moving, other parts that had me beaming with joy. I knew I had to have this to watch again and again. It's uplifting; it's life affirming; it accentuates our better natures. This is highly recommended for what ails you.That is, if anything ails you. If not, you'll still love it._____________________________________________________________________________________________

I love this movie. Time travel but sensible if that make sense. Outstanding cast. A nice reminder on valuing what is important in life.

There is no doubt in my mind that we will be able in the future travel in time. It can happen when we finally would understand that the time is just our concept and everything happens simultaneously. Like the bubbles rise and burst so do our souls, physical lives and universes. When we shall mount these powers like the main protagonist of this wonderful movie, young man named Tim, we have to be careful like him. If we will not conduct our travels in love, with kindness and acceptance, we can make mistakes like him, when he found after particular travel that his child was a boy and not the girl he left home. This and other contemplations were going through my mind throughout two thirds of the movie and I thought it was boring. I do not like stories about dysfunctional people ( these days perhaps 95 percent of the new movies are like that), but something was telling me that this was not such a movie. All came clearer in the morning after, when I remarked something about this movie to my wife while we were still in the bed. My wonderful wife told me her very different outlook. She liked it very much. She said that she liked all characters, because they loved each other, accepted each other, they were kind and trying to help each other. I realized that in this moving story there were only protagonists, not even one antagonist, trickster, bad ass, or whatever you would call such person. She pointed at the main character, shy young man who was even afraid to kiss the girl he liked, but learned through his travels to be self confident, nice, loving and compassionate. As the story went, he used his travels to concentrate on helping not just himself, but others, especially his troubled sister. Something like that is quite extraordinary in our country, as my wife said. The father is already on the other side, but still hanging around so they can travel in time together with his son to their favorite beach, when he was a young kid. The spectrum of such unselfish family members is enriched by the lovely uncle who maybe is not lucid anymore, but he is still cute, loving and compassionate. Well, the movie is situated in London in the United Kingdom, and the only unsympathetic people in the very short segment are prejudiced American parents visiting their daughter Mary and the future son in law Tim. This ten years old movie has through them only a glimpse of what we see now, growing divisions, prejudices, over-judgements and growing mutual hate in our society which can burry as all. I hope not. This subtle movie ( as my wife classified it) is one of those maybe showing the other, better way.