About Time They Came Up With A Decent Romantic Idea.

Rating: 4/10 (16 July 2015)

About Time (2013): Dir: Richard Curtis / Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Margot Robbie: Boring romantic comedy with a title that addresses the meeting between the title characters but it also addresses the need for family. It stars Domhnall Gleeson as Tim, a young lawyer who moves to London but before he does his father tells him of a ridiculous time travel secret that males in the family know. It sounds about as dumb as it actually is. This involves going into a dark place, clenching his fist appearing where he desires to go. This is stupid beyond words and one would hope that the screenwriter would go to a dark place and return to the drawing board when initiating this crap. Director Richard Curtis had success with Love Actually but here he seems as if grasping for anything that ignites a subplot. Gleeson and Rachel McAdams survive the material with charm as they have children and Gleeson struggles to use the time travel around them. Other roles arise during crucial moments and then dropped as if an after thought. Bill Nighy plays Tim's father whose one ambition seems to be playing ping pong with his son. Lydia Wilson plays Kit Kat, who seems to be named after a chocolate bar and we are never given a break. Her strong point is a car accident before this becomes unimportant. Margot Robbie plays a beautiful fixation of the Gleeson character where communication is problematic. It has a theme regarding family and the fact that living each day beats the things we cannot change. Overall it is about time we watch a superior comedy on the subject, Groundhog Day. Score: 4 / 10