Review of About Time (2013) by Ratabluie — 27 Dec 2017

I love this film. I hadn't heard of it and took a chance on it on a British Airways seatback screen. Since then I have bought it and show it to everyone I can. So far they all love it to (and say "why have I not heard of this movie?") The low ratings by critics are very disappointing.

All I can imagine is that they must be judging that it doesn't fit perfectly into the film structure they were taught in film school, and even more importantly, they distrust movies that make them feel.

The film is a bit like "Groundhog Day" in a number of ways, but "About Time" much more deeply involved in relationships where "Groundhog Day" is completely centered around one character who only manages a relationship at the end.