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47 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

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  • Starring: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston
  • Summary: Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler--cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through the years with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, and never knowing when they will be reunited, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 31
  3. Negative: 5 out of 31
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    80
    Gracefully directed by Robert Schwentke, the film has a perfect performance by Bana, rangy and haunted, never at home in his body.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    German-born director Robert Schwentke ("Flightplan") keep things moving briskly enough so that the leaps in time mostly obscure the leaps in logic.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    The movie doesn't really begin or end. Whether the lights have just gone down or the credits have begun to roll, things are pretty much the same for Henry.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. Ssmith
    10
    I loved this movie; the beautiful direction, the acting, the story.
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  2. BillyS
    5
    Eric Bana travels back and forth from time to time in his life over and over and over again, I'd like to travel back to right before I paid for the ticket! Seriously.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. JohnE.
    0
    I enjoy good movies weather they are chick flicks or horror films. Since this was based upon a book I came in with high hopes, but sadly enough this film made absolutely no sense at all. It was purposefully manipulative to your emotions, and had nothing to really bight your teeth into. This film made me very angry, why would anyone make this movie it sucks. In the sea of good romantic movies out there this one is a rock at the bottom of the Marianas trench.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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