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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe book is richer, but this is a solid, endearing telling of the same essential story, and is well worth the price of admission for those who appreciate romantic fantasy.
- 75Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleThe movie is slightly more sappy, and the characters are necessarily less fleshed out than they are in Audrey Niffenegger's dazzling novel, but neither shortcoming detracts from the film's appeal.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangMay not make a lick of sense, but it does make for fairly irresistible nonsense.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanBana and McAdams are sweet together, with matching dimples and starry eyes, and we grow eager to see them remain in the same place. In the end, that's all there is to the movie, really. It's a time-travel fantasy in search of a cozy love seat.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe warmth of the actors makes it surprisingly tender, considering the premise that is blatantly absurd. If you allow yourself to think for one moment of the paradoxes, contradictions and logical difficulties involved, you will be lost. The movie supports no objective thought.
- 63Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrAt its best, The Time Traveler’s Wife does suggest the preciousness of a life that’s too often beyond our control. At its worst, it’s more than a little nuts.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttGerman-born director Robert Schwentke ("Flightplan") keep things moving briskly enough so that the leaps in time mostly obscure the leaps in logic.
- 50Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowIt might be a solid hook if we thought their love was grand. Instead, it's kind of creepy.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaA syrupy and extraordinarily ridiculous adaptation.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceWill disappoint anyone looking for transport from a movie--being a time traveler's wife, it turns out, is mostly a drag.