Worth the travel

Rating: 8/10 (13 November 2013)

A pretty enjoyable ride. The time travel thing is an interesting plot device and isn't really overused or over explained. When Tim is told by his time traveling father that he too has inherited the ability to travel back in time to a scenario in which he was present and possibly change the effect on things he is at first thrilled at the possibility. After a couple of times gone sour though, he realizes it's not as easy or as useful as he thought, although a bit entertaining for the audience.
After using mostly his wit, uncharismatic personality, and specific details from the past he is able to nail down the girl he is interested in. He doesn't use his gift for a while, or see his dad for a while, which I think was a weakness in the movie. The director goes back to the well for the emotions at the end of the film with Tim's father, and I just thought this relationship could've been built up a bit more throughout the movie.
The relationship with Tim (Gleeson) and Mary (McAdams) moves pretty fast. It has sentimental, sweet moments, but it's just okay. Same as the supporting cast, and music. It's all just alright. Once Tim and Mary have kids, it gets a little more serious and sentimental, and it's interesting. The end of the film does get a bit moving with the whole life, death, and time travel thing. It's entertaining, and worth watching, but for a movie from the creators of "Notting Hill" and "Love Actually", it's not on the same level as those. "Notting Hill" had few characters, but they all shone, and the writing, dialogue, music, characters, etc. were on a whole different level than this film.