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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

Touching and heartfelt with few flaws

[7/10 · 14 August 2009]

After reading a lot of reviews i was not expecting much for this film but being a huge fan of the novel by Niffenegger i decided it was worth giving it a try. I was not disappointed. Although not true to the book in a vast majority of ways the movie was similar enough and could hold its own. McAdams was charming as Claire Abshire with little fault to her acting while Bana was also believable as Henry. The real stars for me, however, were the children; Brooklynn Proulx (Younger Claire) and Hailey and Tatum McCann (Alba). The main disappointment for me however was the portrayal of Gomez, played by Livingston. He was portrayed as a lovable and likable character which he is not in the books and this was the movies worst flaw i felt. While not everybody's cup of tea 'The Time Traveller's Wife' is a film i would most certainly recommend