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長到21歲的時候，蒂·姆雷克（多姆納爾·格里森飾演）突然得知自己有穿越時空的能力。在和往年一樣不歡而散的新年派對之后，蒂姆的爸爸（比爾·奈伊飾演）跟他坦誠布公：我們這個家族的男人，生來就有著穿越時空的神力。蒂姆雖然不能改變歷史，但是他能夠改變自己生命中發生過的和將要發生的一些小事，所以他決定運用自己的能力，讓生活變得美好——說白了他是希望給自己找一個女朋友。然而，這并非像他相信中那么容易。蒂姆從康沃爾海岸搬到了倫敦，受訓成為律師，在這里他終于遇上了一位漂亮但不那么自信的姑娘，名叫瑪麗（瑞秋·麥克亞當斯飾演）。兩人相愛了。然而一次“穿越”當中，蒂姆不小心改變的一件小事就像像“蝴蝶效應”一樣讓他在將來生活中沒有機會遇到瑪麗。通過一次又一次的嘗試，蒂姆一次又一次地和瑪麗相遇，他終于贏得了她的心。

【音頻文本】

"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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