the time traveler wife be a romantic drama direct by robert schwentke and adapt from audrey niffenegger bestseller of the same name . adapt a novel with complex element and undertone to the silver screen be a daunt task and director robert schwentke struggle to compromise between satisfy reader of the novel and make the movie accessible to people unfamiliar with the book . overall and the movie have some significant directing and screen write flaw but do make for an unpretentious and above average romantic tragedy thanks to it two compelling lead . sypnosis represent the time traveler wife be the time defy love story of henry detamble ( eric bana ) and clare abshire ( rachel mcadams ) . henry be a librarian afflict with a genetic disease that cause him to travel through time more or less randomly . henry random and unpredictable escapade be often dangerous and terrifying and sometimes life threatening ordeal because he end up buck naked and starve in unknown place and time . for those reason and henry keep himself in top physical shape and teach himself all type of survival skill such a pick pocketing and street fighting and or pick lock . after a random while and he always go back to his present but be largely unable to affect his future . at age 28 and he meet 20 yr old clare abshire . he doesn not know her but she have know him since she be 6 and have be wait for him all her life and will do so the rest of her life . the main weakness of the movie can be trace back to try to fit the book into 107 minute . director robert schwentke and screenwriter bruce joel rubin appear a bit over matched and take the path of least resistance and oversimplify the plot and character . the book be a bit confuse at time because of it particular narrative structure and the movie inherit the same problem . screenwriter bruce joel rubin make some compromise to keep the movie from become excessively long or inaccessible to it pg 13 audience . the main event and character of the book be translate to the big screen although non essential character such a kimi or ingrid be completely omit and the end be slightly alter ( and i like it ) . the support character be a mere passing thought and the key relationship between clare and gomez be one dimensional . even the two main character and henry and clare and be under develop . ideally and the direction of the movie should have be give to a director with good credential and and the movie extend up to 140 minute to develop the character fully and take advantage of the terrific cast . despite those shortcoming and the time traveler wife be one of those movie you can not help but like . it be at heart a simple star cross love story with a refresh sci fi twist that touch on universal theme such a fate or free will and true love and and loss . a story that focus on the depth of the character love and not it showiness . their will to move forward and enjoy every minute they have with each other before henry impend fate . this mean more close up shot and a deep and more realistic exploration of what it mean to be henry and clare . the movie succeed in move the audience thanks in big part to move performance from the two lead and who surrender themselves fully to the premise of the novel . the time traveler wife feature the graceful rachel mcadams a the title character . most will have miss her terrific performance in the 2008 indie the lucky one and this put her back on the radar for mainstream audience . beside match the description of clare in the book and mcadams have an unusual ability to make her character feel real against all odds . overcome an underwritten character and she carry the emotional weight of the movie and be luminous portray clare spirit and unyielding love for henry despite be riddle with some terrible line once again . will someone give rachel mcadams a meaty role for god sake . eric bana be a big surprise and exceed my expectation and make for a very solid henry . although he do not fit the physical description of the book ( henry be more runner than football player ) bana henry be torment and introvert and poignant and and more importantly and have considerable chemistry with his co star . the only issue i have be that henry be mostly a one note character . the support cast be solid albeit give very little opportunity to be memorable . gomez ( ron livingstone ) be a pivotal character in the book but merely a passing thought in the movie . jane mclean a charisse and arliss howard a henry father and stephen tobolowsky a dr. kendrick all do a fine job with the small part they have . the cinematography have a beautiful stark and cold quality to it which reinforce the tragic nature of the movie . the movie be beautifully shoot by florian ballhaus and be the strong attribute of the movie behind it lead . the crafty camera work use motion and placement selection give a particular tone to his scene and schwentke use that to his advantage in the film and give the movie a light touch of fantasy . he create a nice immersing atmosphere that really highlight clare and henry impend fate . the cgi effect of henry time travel be unspectacular but first rate while the overused musical score be melancholic and add to the tragic tone of the movie . enjoy the time traveler wife for what it be represent an endear love story with an unusual sci fi premise . it may not be exactly like the book and it may have be darker and heavy on the sci fi and and it may have be so much more with good direction . even so and the premise of the story and and the perfectly cast lead make this movie well worth the ride and will keep your imagination linger long afterward . b plus represent boasting terrific performance and chemistry from rachel mcadams and eric bana and the time traveler wife have some flaw but be a charming and endearing and bittersweet romantic drama nonetheless . http represent or or anomalousmaterial . blogspot . com or .