7.0 stars.
During the holidays a woman is offered a chance to go back in time and change her life.
It was entertaining, it was fun, and the interactions were light and refreshing. The acting is good, the theme is good, and the story has been done a million times.
I've always loved Fonseca, way back in the Nikita days. I even liked her before that. She had a brain dead part in HIMYM, not worth mentioning. Her acting skills have seemed to improve, and she hasn't aged a day. I was excited to see this movie because of her. Must I remind you I am a red-blooded heterosexual male? Who isn't enamored with her?
This is basically in the same imaginary universe as 'Just in Time for Christmas'. It's no coincidence they aired it the same day. It's probably a sequel of sorts, although the writers and director are not the same. Also, it shares the same nod to 'Back to the Future', Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, (why isn't she listed in the top cast?) the similar motif, some of the same props, and sets, maybe the same train, and a very similar time travel experience. What I would love to see is multiple Fonsecas trying not to come in contact with each other so as to avoid total annihilation of the universe... I digress.
The presentation and timing of storyline is clumsy, it is certainly not seamless, and was just oddly put together at times. I felt a disconnect with the leads, as if she did not enjoy either one of them. She sort of brushes off Ben like he's not important, not even worth her time, and with Tyler, there is no fondness in her eyes, not a spark of attraction. If she was trying to act that way, she succeeded. When she blindsides him with bad news and there's no sympathy, no emotion; It seemed a bit too distant. Hard to pin it down, just saying that something was off, maybe just bad chemistry. It might be by design, because she's not in the present, she's experiencing all of this through a time warp, so maybe the idea was for it to seem surreal; however I feel it minimizes the emotional impact. Ben's portrayal is more genuine, he has a yearning for her that's not reciprocated. She lacks female intuition, and totally misses his subtle hints time and time again. Tyler did great with his role, which is basically to be a narcissist. I like her sister in this, she has a soulful charm about her. Lea Thompson is herself, generally the same character in all of her roles.
The ending was strange, but satisfying, and there is slight shift from the usual pattern.
During the holidays a woman is offered a chance to go back in time and change her life.
It was entertaining, it was fun, and the interactions were light and refreshing. The acting is good, the theme is good, and the story has been done a million times.
I've always loved Fonseca, way back in the Nikita days. I even liked her before that. She had a brain dead part in HIMYM, not worth mentioning. Her acting skills have seemed to improve, and she hasn't aged a day. I was excited to see this movie because of her. Must I remind you I am a red-blooded heterosexual male? Who isn't enamored with her?
This is basically in the same imaginary universe as 'Just in Time for Christmas'. It's no coincidence they aired it the same day. It's probably a sequel of sorts, although the writers and director are not the same. Also, it shares the same nod to 'Back to the Future', Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, (why isn't she listed in the top cast?) the similar motif, some of the same props, and sets, maybe the same train, and a very similar time travel experience. What I would love to see is multiple Fonsecas trying not to come in contact with each other so as to avoid total annihilation of the universe... I digress.
The presentation and timing of storyline is clumsy, it is certainly not seamless, and was just oddly put together at times. I felt a disconnect with the leads, as if she did not enjoy either one of them. She sort of brushes off Ben like he's not important, not even worth her time, and with Tyler, there is no fondness in her eyes, not a spark of attraction. If she was trying to act that way, she succeeded. When she blindsides him with bad news and there's no sympathy, no emotion; It seemed a bit too distant. Hard to pin it down, just saying that something was off, maybe just bad chemistry. It might be by design, because she's not in the present, she's experiencing all of this through a time warp, so maybe the idea was for it to seem surreal; however I feel it minimizes the emotional impact. Ben's portrayal is more genuine, he has a yearning for her that's not reciprocated. She lacks female intuition, and totally misses his subtle hints time and time again. Tyler did great with his role, which is basically to be a narcissist. I like her sister in this, she has a soulful charm about her. Lea Thompson is herself, generally the same character in all of her roles.
The ending was strange, but satisfying, and there is slight shift from the usual pattern.