About Time

About Time (2013) starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy. Tim (Gleeson) learns on his 21st birthday that the men in his family can travel in time. When he falls for Mary (McAdams), he finds that his talent is essential to winning her love for himself. Complications inevitably ensue, but for the most part they work out. The movie has its heart in the right place, but the time-travel paradoxes are not very well worked out, and ultimately, for me, the film failed. It was entertaining and the ending was satisfying, but the internal logic just didn't work. Plus, in a practice I find increasingly common and very irritating, the "bonus" part of the disc is off limits to renters and can only be obtained by buying the Blu-ray disc. (Subtitles for the hearing-impaired are supplied on the disc.) Grade: B-