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Christopher Reeve got away from Superman and related costume roles in this dramatic fantasy film, adapted from Richard Matheson's 1960s vintage novel Bid Time Return. A young playwright, Richard Colli... read more read more...er (Reeve), is approached by an elderly woman on the occasion of his first triumph in 1972 -- all she says to him is "Come back to me" and leaves him with a watch that contains a picture of a ravishing young woman. Eight years later, he visits the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island and comes upon a photograph of the same woman, whom he discovers was an actress who made an appearance at the hotel in 1912. He becomes obsessed with the image and what the woman -- who died the night she approached him in 1972 -- meant by what she said. In a manner somewhat reminiscent of the film Laura, he falls in love with her and her image as he learns more about her life and career. Then he comes upon the suggestion of a professor at his former college that time travel may, in fact, be possible, using an extreme form of self-hypnosis to free the person from the place they occupy in the time-stream. Collier's feelings for the woman are so strong that he succeeds, bringing himself back to the hotel in 1912 on the eve of her triumph. He meets the actress, Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour), and the two fall in love despite the machinations of her obsessive, autocratic manager (Christopher Plummer), who feels threatened by Collier's presence. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc

Release Date: January 1, 1980

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DVD Release Date: October 31, 2000

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  • FrizzDrop
    February 17, 2011
    FrizzDrop
    Okay, I can relate to women of 1980 who were looking for something romantic to cling to. Still, I cannot be remiss if I didn't also ask them why the hell they herald this as a classic. The plot is so diluted of any type of reality or at least common sense, it just ruins the movie... read more. The chemistry between Seymour and Reeve is a crowd pleaser, but you can't stick two people together with little romantic license and pretend it's just love at first sight, especially not with such an involved subplot. Personally, this just tired me. I do give kudos to Christopher Reeve, who showed us he is a decent actor even among such a shitty plot and premise.
  • rjayhutchinson
    February 11, 2011
    rjayhutchinson
    I expected to enjoy this film quite a bit. Along with "When Harry Met Sally," which I highly enjoyed, this ranks up with my dad's favorite movies. My expectations ran right into a solid, hard brick wall. John Barry's fine score is the only shining point in this remarkably bad fil... read morem. Christopher Reeve can't play a believable courter to save his life, the screenplay muddles everything from romance to time travel, and the result is an absurd film that takes itself far too seriously. As the film progressed, I was nearing the point of physically injuring myself. Seriously. This is about as perfect an example as there is of bad, bad filmmaking.
  • ajv2688
    January 8, 2011
    ajv2688
    An interesting time travel story, a bit far fetched, but interesting. Reeves is good in this movie, and it's pretty romantic too, so I enjoyed it.
  • thefog1331
    March 5, 2009
    thefog1331
    One of the very select few romantic dramas that I not only admit to liking but is also one of my favorite (non-horror) films of all time.
  • Redlats
    February 14, 2009
    Redlats
    Ho hum. Christopher Reeve travels back in time by wishing and knows he will fall in love with Jane Seymour. Too much of a chick flick - and I normally don't mind chick flicks.
  • bookmunki
    January 21, 2009
    bookmunki
    an average romance, with its only distinction being time travel.
  • moonrivers
    January 20, 2009
    moonrivers
    sophomoric, overly sentimental, stilted and don't think too hard about the details (like she gives him a watch that he later gives her that she later gives him...where does the watch originally come from?). chris reeve is simply a big boy scout w/o the superman suit and jane sey... read moremour is the kate winslet of her day (which is a good thing!). perfect for teen dreamers.

    yet this one gets me everytime!
  • 76Majikat
    November 2, 2007
    76Majikat
    A truly beautiful film, a great tale of time travel, love and devotion. The beautiful Jane Seymour, somehow looks at home in the period costumes.

    An old film, but a good film, there was no disappointment watching this film many years after the first time, I enjoyed every mome... read morent of it - No I'm not softening, it's still a tragic romance!
  • jjnxn
    April 20, 2007
    jjnxn
    hoky and beyond belief but wildly romantic with a beautiful score and jane seymour is exquisite.
  • superclerk25
    March 13, 2007
    superclerk25
    This is one of my favorite movies. The acting is great and the story is compelling. It has a time travel element to it that made me watch it for the first time and I thought it was a very original way to pull of that aspect. The rest is a love story that is very sweet. I reco... read moremmend this one to everyone with the warning to the guys that this is a chick flick.

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Variety Staff
December 10, 2007
Variety Staff, Variety

A charming, witty, passionate romantic drama about a love transcending space and time, Somewhere In Time is an old-fashioned film in the best sense of that term. Full Review

Dave Kehr
December 10, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

Director Jeannot Szwarc strains hard for spectacular visual effects, though he's barely able to compose a competent close-up. Full Review

Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie surrounds its love story with such boring mumbo jumbo about time travel that we finally just don't care. Full Review

Vincent Canby
August 30, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

The [Grand H]otel and Mackinac [Island] are spectacularly lovely, but fail to give substance to this ephemeral endeavor. Full Review

December 10, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Jeannot Szwarc does well in the director's chair, and Jean-Pierre Dorleac (brother of Francoise) deserves special commendation for his costumes. But Seymour is given too little to do, and Reeve does t... Full Review

February 9, 2006
Time Out

This must go down as a missed opportunity. Full Review

Ryan Cracknell
February 13, 2001
Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide

Above all, this film captures a romantic part of the imagination that is often left unexplored. Full Review

Shane Burridge
January 1, 2000
Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews

Assuredly affirms that love is a force to which the laws of the universe cannot apply

Emanuel Levy
July 21, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Jonathan R. Perry
April 3, 2005
Jonathan R. Perry, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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