First off, I loved this book. Not as much as i loved Her Fearful Symmetry (by the same author - Audrey Niffenger). I loved that the book was told from Henry's point of view. I loved that we developed the relationship between this man and his future wife (Clare) (depending on his place in time). Sometimes she was a little girl and he helped her with her homework. Other days she was a grown up...
It was just so incredibly fascinating. And heartbreaking all at the same time to see him struggle with what he had to deal with, with never being there, with never being predictable in where he was going to go, or be. Except for the cheat sheet that said every time he showed up...
There were so many points in the book that showed the relationship between the two of them. So many incredible moments. Like their wedding, when Present Henry disappears and Older Henry shows up and marries Clare.
So when I saw that it was going ot be a movie, I was really hopeful. I looked forward to it. Even my husband sat through it.
Now...on to the movie.
That didn't show those moments. (They did show the wedding.)
That told the movie through her point of view, so we got a whiney chick flick with half the depth of the book.
The trailer looks awesome. But it still boils down to a chick flick, that lacks so much depth... There is still so much loveliness. So much beauty, but what made it so unique is diluted....
Rachel Macadams and Eric Bana did all they could with all their combined beauty to save the film. But beauty only goes so far.
i actually turned this off when we watiching it on the dvd. I couldn't make my husband watch it anymore, and I was so upset by what was missing in the film, I couldn't stand to watch it any longer.
This is an example of what could have been great.. and sadly wasn't.
Feel free to double check me.
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