About Time (2013), Director: Richard Curtis, rated R for adult themes

A new funny film about love. With a bit of time travel.

Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Lindsay Duncan, Richard Cordery, Joshua McGuire, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie, Will Merrick, Vanessa Kirby, Tom Hughes

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"Lesson Number One: All the time traveling in the world can't make someone love you." - Tim

Why watch this? This delightful British romantic comedy has a message about how we spend time.

Plot Summary: Our protagonist is the awkward Tim, who just can't figure out the opposite sex. Then his father, on this 21st birthday, drops the bomb that the men in his family can travel back in time. What!? Astonished, Tim immediately tests this assertion, and well, Dad was right. The rest of this rom-com delves into several love-based situations enhanced by Tim's unique ability. Say the wrong thing at a dinner party? No problem - just hide in a closet, travel back in time, and redo it.

Dad's Preview: British romantic comedies are familiar ground for director Curtis, who gave us the delightful Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Love Actually (2003). This time-warping treasure is simple, sweet, and thought provoking. I kept waiting for something bad to occur, as is the case in nearly all time-travel films, but not here, thankfully.  You'll laugh and cry as Tim figures out what to do, and NOT DO, with his gift. Gleeson and McAdams are adorable, and Bill Nighy, as usual, steals every scene he's in.  

Brandywine Productions; 20th Century Fox