Interesting except for the length.

Rating: Null/10 (20 January 2005)

This movie was very original for me in most respects. The multiple time travel trips worked for the most part except that the pacing was mishandled. After an hour, it just seemed so long and by the time it was over it felt like three hours instead of its running time of 113 minutes. Ashton Kutcher really surprised me with the range of emotions he displayed here as his life and the lives of others around him changed. A friend of mine commented that the film failed because as the changes in time were occurring, we didn't see the effects on the whole world like we did in the 'Back to the Future' films in the plot involving Biff becoming rich and corrupt. Instead, the intimacies of the characters were the focus of change here. Not a valid criticism for me as we have learned from many films in the past that those who make them have the power to control their scope, large or small.