Review of About Time (2013) by Omotestgump — 04 May 2023

This film was directed and written by Richard Curtis of Love Actually. It is a film about time travel, and if you watch it thinking it is just a romance movie, you will be confused by the complexity of the plot. In the protagonist's family, it seems that only men have the power to return to the past from generation to generation. It seems impossible, but the protagonist jokingly decides to give it a try. To his surprise, he is able to go back in time, avoid trouble at a New Year's Eve party, and kiss a woman!

Despite the fact that it's about going back in time and starting things over, the film is very everyday. It is realistic and you can relate to all the characters. The only thing that is not real in this world is the power to go back in time. I thought I was in for an extraordinary experience before I saw it, but I was fascinated by this work that is fantasy but realistic. You could say that I was emotionally moved.

About Time is not such a simple film. The movie talked about how wonderful life is. The main character's life is wonderful, and even this film is wonderfully and beautifully drawn and filmed. Everything in the film is. The performances (I especially like Bill's performance), the script, everything in the film. The film talks about a great way to spend your life and about true love. I really thought everything about this film was great, and I think it deserves more than it gets.

The reason I didn't give it a full star after all this praise is that I grew tired of the novelty time-lapse theme and found it a bit boring before getting to the wonderful ending. I would have liked to see a few more twists and turns as well as a beautiful one, but anything extra risks ruining the beautiful style. I'm convinced it's perfect, but there are inevitably limits to its beauty.