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Somewhere In Time Movie Review

Starring: Christopher Reeve Jane Seymour
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Review Summaries
"Richard Colier (Christopher Reeve) noticed the picture of a beautiful lady in the History Hall of Grand Hotel which bothered him. Reeve tries to find out who the lady is. Until finally cleared to him that the old lady who gave him a golden watch eight years ago was the one in the picture. Reeve searched how he can communicate to Seymour. By self-hypnosis, Reeve ables to go back in time and meet Seymour. "
rhyn, Resident Somewhere In Time Scholar

"A man is visited by an old woman who says a haunting phrase "Come back to me." 8 years later and experiencing loneliness and writer's block, he visits a hotel to think without distraction. He finds a photograph of a woman that completely entrances him. Later realizing that the woman in the photo is the old lady who visited him 8 years ago, he travels to the distant past to find the woman. "
Becky Yost, Resident Scholar

"In 1972, a college playwright is handed a fine silver watch by an elegant elderly lady who whispers "come back to me." By 1978 he is a success, but alone and experiencing writer's block, so he runs away to a country resort. There he spies the photograph of a gorgeous young woman, and a little research reveals she was a great actress of the early 20th century, and also the old woman who gave him the watch. Through self-hypnosis, he wills himself back to 1912 at the resort hotel, in order to meet this beguiling goddess. Reeve and Seymour are both lovely and act in earnest, but the story is a little languid and weak (screenwriter Richard Matheson is better known for his horror and mystery stories, such as The Incredible Shrinking Man, I Am Legend, and a number of Vincent Price films) and ultimately very depressing. Trivia notes: William H. Macy made his feature film debut here as a critic, and Matheson has a cameo as "Astonished Man," who meets Reeve coming out of a bathroom after shaving (and cutting himself a number of times). "
David Loftus, Resident Somewhere In Time Scholar

"Somewhere In Time is one of the most highly underapprecited love storys of our time, with an added Sci/Fi element. Richard Colier (Reeve) must travel back in time to find the woman he has become obsessed in finding (played by Seymour). A truly wonderful film that is as sensitive as it is beautiful. Don't miss it!"
Alan, Resident Scholar


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Composition of Movie
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 86.7%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on another world/distant past - science fiction story
Romance Yes
Romance Plotlets: - falling in love with the unattainable - two lovers separated by conflict/reuniting - destined love (predicted in dream/text)

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium wavy
Body type - average (man)
Unclothed? - Chest
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive - sad
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight - (woman) long wavy
Body type - average (female)
How much in movie? - 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - white/grey
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present) - 20th Century (1900-1950)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Water? Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vauge references only - kissing
Any profanity? - None
Is this movie based on a - book
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