Not you average chick flick

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2014)

This movie is definitely something else.
When I first saw the cover photo (take a look at it!) I thought it was going to be another cheap romance movie, but was I wrong... The movie tells a story of a time traveler, but much unlike the idea is conveyed in other movies. Although marked a Sci-Fi movie, it takes the element of fiction from a philosophical point of view, as opposed to others which strain your brain by trying to merge fiction with laws of nature. There's a line in the movie that sums this up perfectly: "Strange. And what about the whole... butterfly effect thing?" -"What can I say? We don't seem to have messed up civilization yet." It's simple: you travel back, change the present moment, voilà! They just don't care about the scientific aspect, which is a rather positive surprise.
On to the philosophical nature of the movie... Tim, the main character, is constantly bothered with series of questions: Do I go back in time? Should I change what just happened? Do I save my sister and lose my child, or just let her run the course of recovery on her own? It's an ongoing battle of thoughts, provocative thoughts at the very least.
As for the actors, Rachel McAdams makes for a perfect fit, I dare say this role suited her even better than the one in The Notebook. Domhnall Gleeson played out the average chump perfectly, without all the stereotypical facial expression exaggerations.
To sum it all up, I've seen many movies, but I've only now registered at IMDb with sole purpose to write this review. One of the best movies I've seen, hands down.