The Time Traveler's Wife

For our first review for the Racquet we thought we should try something we haven't done too often yet, review a romantic drama. With all the students back in La Crosse reuniting with old friends and meeting countless new ones, many guys out there will be looking for a perfect movie to ask that one special girl out to see. Of course he wants to find something the girl will love and something he can at least tolerate if not secretly enjoy, but he won't admit it of course.

The Time Traveler's Wife is the latest work of director Robert Schwentke, and this is arguably his most successful film to date. It is a story of girl named Claire (Rachel McAdams) who spends her entire life visited by a man, Henry (Eric Bana), who has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel throughout different times of the lives of his mother, Claire, himself, and later into the life of his daughter Alba. Henry meets Claire very early on in her life, around the age of 6 or 7. Claire then spends her life awaiting his next visit and they become extremely connected to each other. Constantly waiting becomes the first struggle of many for the two. Claire is forced to patiently wait Henry's return, and it becomes harder and harder the deeper the two fall for each other. More challenges come along the way for the two as they struggle with living a normal life through marriage, childbirth, and awaiting an unknown but unavoidable death. But, the two are determined through their love for each to fight and live for each other. Because if anything is worth loving, it is worth fighting for and if life is worth fighting for, it's always worth living.

The Time Traveler's Wife is one of the best movies to come out this summer. It is of course a romantic drama, but it avoids all corniness even with it's "time travel" situation. Though an near science-fictional concept, the story seems very real to the audience. The acting of both Bana and McAdams under the good direction of Schwentke keep the audience locked in. The girls will be clutching their tissues and the boys will be contemplating the proper time to do the ol' "stretch and nonchalantly put your arm around her" routine. Date night or girls night out, The Time Traveler's Wife is a movie worth seeing. Eric Bana will woo his way into girls' fantasies and Rachel McAdams proves yet again that she is one of the most beautiful and talented persons in Hollywood. Ladies, you'll love this movie and guys, your ladies will love that you brought them to this movie.

Rating: 3 of out 4 stars.

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