Writer/director Richard Curtis is known for his comfortable cinema. The
creator of “Love Actually” and the misfire “Pirate Radio,” Curtis has
developed a filmmaking voice that’s sentimental, concerned with
variances of feelings and relationships. “About Time” continues his
journey as an architect of sensitivity, only here the warmth has a
slightly sci-fi touch to it, concerning the impossible realm of time
travel. Even though the picture has every opportunity to slip into the
fantastical, it remains intimate and natural. Well, as natural as a
Curtis movie can get. Unpredictable and heartbreaking, “About Time” is a
wonderfully executed effort, smart with its scripting and parting
messages on the value of being present.
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BRIAN ORNDORF 