From its earliest moments to its fading memory, “About Time” weaves a tale of love that is rooted in the tapestry of a unique family tree-unique both in its strength and in its durability. No, instead this is a story about the beauty, strength, and fullness of family wherein time simply plays a unique, yet strangely familiar role as overseer of the proceedings. Such an assumption is quickly proved both correct and incorrect, as Tim awkwardly navigates the perils of growing up and trying to become a responsible adult worthy of finding true love and, subsequently, true happiness.īut this is not, as one might also assume, a story about time travel, as it were. A task rather daunting, but more manageable, one might think, when approached with such a rare gift in your bag of tricks. From there it’s off to find and win a wife, and then a life. Skeptical at first blush, Tim Lake ( Domhnall Gleeson) takes well, if a bit hesitantly, to the peculiar news when his dear old dad finally spills the beans to him. Where most families pass down genetic predispositions towards certain eye colors, heart disease, and male pattern baldness, the men in Tim’s family share a quality that is a bit more unique: The ability to travel in time. The men in Tim’s family share an odd genetic quirk. Richard Curtis-“Love Actually,” “Bean,” “Notting Hill”
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