【电影简介】

长到21岁的时候，蒂·姆雷克（多姆纳尔·格里森饰演）突然得知自己有穿越时空的能力。在和往年一样不欢而散的新年派对之后，蒂姆的爸爸（比尔·奈伊饰演）跟他坦诚布公：我们这个家族的男人，生来就有着穿越时空的神力。蒂姆虽然不能改变历史，但是他能够改变自己生命中发生过的和将要发生的一些小事，所以他决定运用自己的能力，让生活变得美好——说白了他是希望给自己找一个女朋友。然而，这并非像他相信中那么容易。蒂姆从康沃尔海岸搬到了伦敦，受训成为律师，在这里他终于遇上了一位漂亮但不那么自信的姑娘，名叫玛丽（瑞秋·麦克亚当斯饰演）。两人相爱了。然而一次“穿越”当中，蒂姆不小心改变的一件小事就像像“蝴蝶效应”一样让他在将来生活中没有机会遇到玛丽。通过一次又一次的尝试，蒂姆一次又一次地和玛丽相遇，他终于赢得了她的心。

【音频文本】

"About Time" has got all the characteristics of a classic chick flick.

For starters, it tells the story of a boy from a family of male time travelers, but the time travel part is pretty messy. In fact, it is so messed up that I don't even know where to start explaining, so let's just settle with "Yes, yes, it is messy but never mind".

Secondly, it tells the story of the love, family and life of the time traveling lad. Now that combination could be a bit misguiding; as soon as the boy learns his family secret, he decides to devote his newfound powers to the pursuit of love. I therefore assumed that this film would focus on the challenges he meets and the fixes he pulls off with the help of his powers. Well, that assumption turned out to be partially accurate. The boy meets a girl, falls in love and wades through the challenges he faces by time traveling, but that part of the story reaches completion by the middle of the film.

The next part is devoted to an exposition of family values, namely family members looking out for one another to make the best out of everyday life. There are two more shifts of focus in this part, both are barely connected to the rest of the film except by the time travel hook, but as you can see it is a rather weaklink.

Nonetheless, despite the lack of logic and consistency, "About Time" is saved by its persistent appeal to senses and sentiments. The pictures in general are soaked in warm colors, conferring a sense of quiet contentment, and each one perfectly set and shot like wallpaper.

The first appearance of lead actress Rachel McAdams is very memorable, because it takes place in a pitch dark restaurant and you hear her sexy voice first, prompting you to start wondering what she might look like. And when she eventually does appear, they arrange it so that she gives out a godly glow against the backdrop of a dim lamp, making you gasp at the sight of her beauty.

And that was just one example of how the directors and cameramen conspired to stir your romantic nerves. If you keep watching, there are more such spirit-lifting scenes throughout the film.

I watched "About Time" during China's Spring Festival whilst I was thousands of kilometers away from home,but the warmth of the pictures somehow filtered through the TV screen and offered much consolation in the midst of the wintry weather.

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