About Time

[RAZORBACK]

I actually quite enjoyed this, thought the characters were likeable & for the most part it was a decent comedic drama.

However, it really lost it's way in the final 20 minutes or so therefore it only gets a 6/10 from me...

[jojojoanne]

I thought this was a lovely film! Just right for a Sunday morning.

[Diane65]

I agree a perfectly pleasant film but it would have been much nicer if they had turned off the lights at Manchester I was in the middle of a row so couldn't get out to ask them. 7/10

[elski]

A breath of fresh air after so many sub-standard horrors and comedies I've sat through this year. You know what you're going to get with Richard Curtis and although nothing groundbreaking I would still watch again ( and then again on TV like Love Actually etc.)

A little bit overlong and started to meander a bit towards the end but then completely superfluous scenes like the trying on dresses one still got a big laugh.

One thing though was Bill Nighy at the start saying it wasn't about money/ money wasn't important whilst stood in the study of his massive house above it's own beach in Cornwall.

7.5/10

[yogi]

This isn't really really a romantic comedy as you may expect. There isn't much tension in the relationship and when the 'comic' highlight is the old standard 'girlfriend tries on lots of dresses - oh no we are going to be late' routine then you know it's not going to trouble Four Weddings for laughs.

I was ready with my 2/10 mark, but the last 20 minutes with the sister's story and more of Bill Nighy is actually quite touching so 5/10.

Go in expecting a drama with a few laughs and its probably a lot more satisfying.

[D-Fens]

I hated this movie so, so much.

Surprised you liked Frances Ha but attack the privileged in this, if you come from a long line of travellers you probably gain the means for a nice house at some point?

And if you're going to add things to the movie to suit your purpose, whose to say a lot of the London elite don't have the same power.

As to his own behaviour, although I disagree with your perception of all his 'amora'l actions it's not that different to how people behave without that power.

[ladams888]

Saw this film in a very packed Wandsworth. I really enjoyed it - it was a typical Richard Curtis film - so if you like Richard Curtis films, then you will like this. If not, then don't bother to go. I liked the subtle comedy, the gorgeous locations and the quirky plot. A good Sunday morning film.

We have all, at times, wished we could have another shot at something and About Time explores that scenario. There were elements of Groundhog Day in that the male lead (Tim) could have multiple attempts to get something right, but that was the only similarity.

The wedding scene had me crying with laughter. Bill Nighy was (as always) absolutely brilliant. I give it 8/10

[LondonCityNights]

I hated this movie so, so much.

Surprised you liked Frances Ha but attack the privileged in this, if you come from a long line of travellers you probably gain the means for a nice house at some point?

And if you're going to add things to the movie to suit your purpose, whose to say a lot of the London elite don't have the same power.

As to his own behaviour, although I disagree with your perception of all his 'amora'l actions it's not that different to how people behave without that power.

In Frances Ha the privilege of the lead character is repeatedly examined and criticised almost throughout the film. You get people reminding her that she's not "'poor' poor" - she just doesn't have any money right then and there.

Essentially, the superpowers of the two men in this film are about morally equivalent to athletes taking steroids to enhance performance. Tim and his Dad get to bend the rules with zero consequences, so get to live a incredibly rich life of luxury at the expense of everyone else. This warps the morality of the characters - using his superpowers Tim wins every case he's in, propelling him to financial security and professional success. This ignores that everyone against him always loses, with knock-on negative effects to their careers and lives.

This wouldn't be so bad if the film even look a minute or two to acknowledge this but it doesn't. Tim and his Dad are morally flawless, hugely powerful, upper-class manipulators of the public around them.

I have serious, SERIOUS problems with a film that dares tell this story in this way in this economic climate. It's a slap in the face from a very very rich writer/director.

[D-Fens]

There are consequences though, we're told what happens to other members of the family tree who pursued the 'wrong' thing.

The main character doesn't particularly live beyond his means, his father might but we don't see enough of his story to judge whether he deserves to.

I concede that the director might have a warped idea about what living comfortably means, particularly after a warning not to pursue money but I don't see it as a huge issue or even part of the story.

In the same way that winning every judicial case is mentioned almost as an afterthought but we don't see whether he deserved to or not so you can't really use it as a criticism to slam the movie.

[LondonCityNights]

There are consequences though, we're told what happens to other members of the family tree who pursued the 'wrong' thing.

The main character doesn't particularly live beyond his means, his father might but we don't see enough of his story to judge whether he deserves to.

I concede that the director might have a warped idea about what living comfortably means, particularly after a warning not to pursue money but I don't see it as a huge issue or even part of the story.

In the same way that winning every judicial case is mentioned almost as an afterthought but we don't see whether he deserved to or not so you can't really use it as a criticism to slam the movie.

Oh yeah, the whole "money isn't important" philosophy the film espouses. Imagine sitting in the audience for this film as someone on minimum wage, or unemployed, or single Mum, or anyone in any kind of financial precarious really. You're sitting watching a film about the superpowered rich elite who living in happy opulence, written and directed by a very rich man without a shred of social conscience. If your reaction to them telling you 'money isn't important' isn't a kind of dull, grinding internal pain then there is something seriously wrong with you.