Most people (like myself) will mainly know Christopher Reeve from his work in the various Superman movies and the horse riding accident which left him paralysed till he died in 2004. I had not seen him act outside of his role as Superman, so I was interested to check out some of his other work. When I read that this was a time travel movie, the decision was easily made which one I would watch.
Reeve plays Richard Collier, a succesful playwright, who is approached by a very old woman. She gives him a watch and tells him to come back to her. Although he thinks it is weird, he doesn’t do much with it until years later, when he’s suffering from writer’s block, he decides to check into a hotel. When he sees a picture of a woman in the hotel he slowly becomes obsessed by her, trying to find all the information he can about her. He wants to meet her and hypnotises himself to go back into time and meet her.
I’ve seen quite a lot of time travel movies, but this was the first one where the main character travelled by just wanting to do it. It was original and Reeve plays the role in a very entertaining way. The movie itself is sweet and syrupy and very romantic, so I’m sure not everyone will enjoy it. Personally though I has a great time with it and if you are looking for a romantic time travel movie you can’t go wrong with Somewhere in Time.
This might not be the best time travel movies but it’s certainly one of the most heart-wrenching-ly romantic ones. I listed this as one of Christopher Reeve’s best roles, he’s got such an earnest screen presence and great chemistry with the lovely Jane Seymour.
I’m with Ruth on this.
So am I 🙂
Exactly, it is a very romantic one of The Notebook proportions 🙂
My first “date” with my husband, he came over to my place and brought this movie with him. Very romantic 🙂 Time Travel, deathless love and Rachmaninoff. Improbable? Maybe. But what a great date movie!
Very romantic indeed, so this movie will always have a special place in your heart 🙂
I loved this movie. It’s one of my favorites.
I can understand why!
I caught up with Somewhere in Time when I did a time-travel marathon a few years ago, and I wasn’t a big fan. The costume design and sets were well done, and I did enjoy the goofy way that he traveled back in time. However, I just found it slow and pretty dull when you get beyond the concept. Even so, I do know that it has quite a following.
I probably noted it down from that and didn’t see it any earlier, loved that time travel marathon.
Glad you enjoyed the marathon. I’ll have to revisit that topic again at some point. I’ve seen all the big ones, but there are still enough that would be worth seeing.
I still got some to work through and I’m looking forward to it.
Hi, Nostra and company:
Ruth nailed it!
Great story, plot, chemistry, sets, surroundings and costuming.
Better chemistry than Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman in ‘Kate & Leopold’.
Excellent choice, my friend.
PS: Drop by Ruth’s.
Thanks a lot Jack. I assume the Walter Matthau post you did, I saw the past but haven’t found time yet to read it all, looking forward to it though as he’s one of my favorite actors.
A favorite of mine from childhood. I have not seen it since then. But your piece puts me in mind to catch it.
I had never heard of it, but I’m not surprised by all the love this is getting.
I’ve heard of Somewhere In Time, but I’ve never seen it. I’ll have to check it out sometime, if only to see a non-Super Christopher Reeve.
If you can stand very romantic stories then you should check it out. It isn’t a movie with lots of surprises, but I really enjoyed it.