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Rating:  - MY ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE
SOMEWHERE IN TIME IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME. IT IS A PERFECT BLEND OF ULTRA ROMANTIC STORY LINE, LOCATION, CAST, AND DIRECTION. I COULD WATCH THIS MOVIE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND NEVER GET TIRED OF IT (AND USE AT LEAST 1/2 BOX OF TISSUES EACH TIME). REEVE AND SEYMOUR WERE COLLIER AND MCKENNA AND PLUMMER WAS SUPERB AS MCKENNA'S OVERPROTECTIVE GUARDIAN. THE LOCATION WAS PERFECT AND THE MOVIE AS A WHOLE REALLY MADE ME WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME TO EXPERIENCE SUCH SERENE BEAUTY. IT ALSO HAD JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF COMIC RELIEF. I MUST ALSO MENTION THAT I LOVED THE MOVIE SO MUCH THAT I NAMED MY DAUGHTER AFTER SEYMOUR'S CHARACTER, ALTHOUGH I SPELLED IT DIFFERENTLY, MY DAUGHTER'S NAME IS MAKENNA AND IF I HAVE ANOTHER GIRL, HER NAME WILL BE ELISE...I'VE EVEN CONSIDERED COLLIER FOR A BOY. I ALSO HAD MY HAIR STYLED LIKE SEYMOUR'S CHARACTER'S FOR MY WEDDING DAY AND I WOULD LOVE TO SPEND AN ANNIVERSARY AT THE GRAND HOTEL ON MACKINAK ISLAND, MICHIGAN. I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU GO OUT AND BUY A BOX OF TISSUES, GET THIS MOVIE, CURL UP ON THE COUCH AND ENJOY.
Rating: - A Must for Romantics !
Love at first sight ... although the title of the movie and the book that it is based on, "Bid Time Return", both infer "time" as the keyword, I think this story embodies the ideal of "Love at first sight". "Come back to me", an old lady softly entreats of Richard Collier on the opening night of his successful play and walks away in an air of mystery. Some years later, Richard now a successful playwright, checks in to an old but majestic hotel, seeking writer's inspiration. He visits the hotel's museum and there he lays eyes on Elise Mckenna for the first time - a hauntingly beautiful portrait in honour of the famous stage actress of that era ... 1912 to be exact.Inexplicably drawn, he looks up information on Elise and stumbles upon a photo of her in later years - it is the mysterious old lady who came to him many years ago ! Increasingly intrigued, he explores the possibility of time travel. After numerous and seemingly doomed attempts (boosted when he finds the hotel check-in register for 1912 and his name is listed!), he is finally rewarded for his persistence and belief when he wakes up to 1912 in all its grandeur. The scene by the lake where they meet for the first time seems to halt time momentarily as Elise Mckenna (Jane Seymour in such exquisite, almost ethereal, and classic beauty) stands transfixed and Richard approaches her slowly, the look of wonder in his eyes. And then there is the scene where they returned from the getting-to-know-you afternoon walk back to Elise's room and you could feel the unspoken attraction and emotion between them. How shy and hesitant she was and how gentle he was as he drew her close to kiss her for the first time ... so tender a kiss that gave way to passion, only to be rudely interrupted by her manager. In the scene where they were photographing Elise in between acts in her play, the photographer was trying to create the desired 'look' or smile. When Richard came over, you could see the instant change on her face ... the radiance and rapture that could only emanate from a woman deeply and joyously in love. And to cap it all, in the 'morning after', as they sat on the floor face-to-face engaged in carefree banter, you could see that they were all the more in love with each other and you could really feel their joy in just being together. However, fate was to hand them a cruel blow and you'll have to watch the movie to find out just how cruel. The score is hauntingly beautiful, especially Rachmaninoff's "Paganini Rhapsody" and the title theme score - they augment the romantic aura that surrounded the whole story and tugged at your "hopeless romantic" heart string. And Jane Seymour ... she was perfect in this role, her classic beauty lent that aura of etherealness that so captivated Richard. Yet Elise was not only all looks ... she was the embodiment of femininity, she was demure and coy, yet she possessed a willful "fire" in her (as demonstrated when she confronted her manager), a zest for life and a determination driven by her love. Christopher Reeves was believable and somewhat lovable in the role of the charming, witty, persistent, totally infatuated and, in the final scenes, tortured Richard; although i must say he was not as capable of the wide range of expressions and emotions portrayed by Jane Seymour. There are factual movies and then there are movies like this one ... plain corny and yet it inexplicably draws you to the story, so that you are swept up by the wonder. The very notion of love at first sight left me with a dreamy smile and that of one man pursuing his love relentlessly and one woman waiting for her love to come back to her until her death renewed my faith in love. Although it is based on the premise of time travel, it doesn't try to delve too much into the technicalities, of which it most certainly could not handle. Pragmatic people without a fiber of romance will dismiss this movie as "fluff". However, for hopeless romantic fools like myself, this is an all-time classic !
Rating:  - A Romantic Classic
This touching romantic classic is well done. The acting by Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer (as the interfering guardian W.F. Robinson) is superb. The musical score by composer John Barry is wonderful and also includes Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody. It has often been the musical choice of figure skaters for their skating programs and is actually where I first heard the music.Richard Collier (Reeve) is a playwright who lives in Chicago in 1979. One day, out of the blue, he receives the gift of a watch from an elderly woman who says, "Come back to me". He becomes haunted by this experience and becomes attracted to a picture in the hotel of a famous actress, Elise McKenna (Seymour). Through research he realizes that she is the same woman who gave him the watch and also that she died on the same day. He then begins his struggle, through hypnosis, to make it back to 1912 to renew his acquaintance with Elise. The movie is slow paced, but has some very touching moments. I love the scene of their first meeting when Elise says, "Is it you?" It contains a minimal amount of swearing (religious in nature)and also the ending love scene, although tastefully done, may cause it to be inappropriate for children under 12. I personally prefer the Hallmark movie, The Love Letter, which has a similar theme but is more appropriate for all ages. It is not surprising that this movie has become a cult classic, with fans meeting every October at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan, where the story takes place and was filmed. It was also filmed in Chicago. The special edition also includes an interesting featurette from 2000 about the making of the film and interviews with the actors. Christopher Reeve shares an experience from his own life that is very similar to what happens to his character in the film.
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