A Fun Twist on the Romance Genre

Rating: 9/10 (7 August 2019)

I generally find romantic films to be drab, uninteresting, and ultimately unrealistic. This film forms a brilliant and moving exception. Really, the movie doesn't completely center around the romance between the Tim and Mary played by Domnhall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams respectively, the film's main focus by the end of the film is on a more abstract message and broad theme which simply highlights the importance of enjoying life while you have it. Tim's relationship with his father serves as an equally important relationship throughout the film and it is through this relationship that the movie's central message is conveyed. The ability of the men in Tim's family to travel back in time is handled quite well and is used as a mechanic to advance the plot and supplement it rather than dictate and hold it back. Ultimately, what I thought was going to be a simple romance film with a unique sci-fi-esque twist on it with the guy getting the girl in the end turned into an incredibly unique film with its own fresh plot structure and critically important message. Live each day as if it is your last, cherish every moment, it is all we have.