
The movie opens with college student Richard Collier gathering rave reviews for his debut play. At the party, he comes face to face with an old woman who presses something in his hand and whispers "Come back to me." He opens his hand to find an old pocket watch. Eight years later, Collier is a successful playwright in the middle of a break-up and writer's block. He leaves Chicago for awhile to think things out and finds himself near his alma mater at the Grand Hotel. While wa... (Full plot summary below)
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The movie opens with college student Richard Collier gathering rave reviews for his debut play. At the party, he comes face to face with an old woman who presses something in his hand and whispers "Come back to me." He opens his hand to find an old pocket watch. Eight years later, Collier is a successful playwright in the middle of a break-up and writer's block. He leaves Chicago for awhile to think things out and finds himself near his alma mater at the Grand Hotel. While wandering around the hotel, he finds a photograph of a beautiful young woman. Richard is entranced, and attempts to find out whatever he can about her. During the course of his research, he learns she was Elise McKenna, a famous actress from the turn of the century. He also discovers she was the mysterious old woman who gave him the pocket watch. Finally determining that he must meet her somehow, he employs self-hypnosis and wills himself back to 1912. He meets Elise and they fall in love, which does not make her manager, William Fawcett Robinson, rather happy. Will their love survive Robinson's disapproval? Will Richard be able to remain in 1912?
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| Film Geek CentralAustin KennedyI understand why this movie has a respectable cult following. I get the appeal. I only wish the movie would have followed through with its promising premise all the way. I didn't dislike it, but was a little letdown. |
| VarietyVariety StaffA 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. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe whole movie is so solemn, so worshipful toward its theme, that it's finally just silly. |
| Boston GlobeBruce McCabeThe screenplay is priceless (funny) and it's Mr. Reeve who sets the film's tone. Unfortunately, his unshadowed good looks, granite profile, bright naivete and eagerness to please - the qualities that made him such an ideal Superman - look absurd here. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrDirector Jeannot Szwarc strains hard for spectacular visual effects, though he's barely able to compose a competent close-up. |
| New York TimesVincent CanbyThe [Grand H]otel and Mackinac [Island] are spectacularly lovely, but fail to give substance to this ephemeral endeavor. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottDirector Jeannot Szwarc strains hard for spectacular visual effects, though he's barely able to compose a competent close-up. |
| User ReviewRodney LAbsolutely the best movie ever! The cast could not have been better. A true cult classic. If you have an even remotely romantic bone in your body, you'll love this! |
| User ReviewDavid LOne of my all time favorite movies. Although it might be considered a chick flick it was by far a very interesting plot line that held my attention from start to finish. |
| User ReviewMark SBoy falls in love, boy travels in time, boy meets girl........If you are a romantic there is no way you can't fall for this movie ! With a killer theme song as well. Highly Recommended. |