Wednesday Movie Night: About Time (2013)

I oddly saw the preview for this movie at The World's End last year, and took an interest in seeing it. The good news is that even if you're a fan of a movie that seems so the opposite this will be appealing too. I was a bit hesitant about how I might like the movie though considering I haven't seen Richard Curtis' other movies, and I had only seen Love Actually, which I didn't enjoy as much as I thought. The good news is that About Time was way better, and a really sweet story. It's one of the better written and more touching stories I've seen in a while. And thank goodness, there is no Hugh Grant cameo.

Summary: Tim finds out from his father at the age of 21 that the men in his family are capable of time travel. Tim instantly puts his new discovery to the test to find that it's true, and his world is instantly complicated. After the loss of what he thought was his true love he meets Mary, but he wants to perfect so many moments with her that he risks losing her. As his life grows more complicated though Tim finds his losses becoming huger, and it puts him in a tough spot knowing he can change time.

Wednesday Movie Night: Love Actually (2003)

So I figured before the holidays took me away that I would watch one last Christmas movie I could fit in. I've heard a lot about Love Actually, so I was very excited to watch it, and by the end a bit disappointed. I loved some stories, and found that others left me feeling a bit lackluster. I suppose people like this movie because it tries to be a more realistic romantic comedy though? Some relationships work out, some don't, and some are left unanswered?  I would have preferred just to watch two hours and 14 minutes of just Martin Freeman falling in love in the porn industry though.

Summary: Eight couples are nearing Christmas in London, and some are falling in love, and others are falling out of it. Billy Mack is trying to revive his career with a Christmas album. Jamie is a lonely writer, who begins to fall for the housekeeper during a getaway to France. Daniel is a recently widowed, and raising his son on his own. Karen discovers her husband maybe having an affair. Juliet discovers her new husband's friend has feelings for her, and the prime minister begins falling for a woman who works on his staff. All these stores have loose connections tying up to show the workings of love.