Star scenarios on account of Richard Curtis countless, but in the director's chair he sits rare. Ten years later (although in 2009 was still "Rocked") Curtis picked up the story, which bears a strong resemblance, but has nothing to lose in this comparison, "Love Actually", a true example of the genre of romantic comedy.
The trick with time travel - Wink author. It creates an idealized, my dear and good world, and immediately stipulates fabulous.
Tim (Donal Gleeson) turns 21, it's time to learn from his father the great mystery men of their kind - they are able to return to the past and change their own lives in their own interests - not the mercantile and not malicious, of course. Twist worthy scenes of twisted thriller, here plays the role of dynamic theatrical stage.
Life Tim's family mansion in Cornwall with his mother, similar to Andy Warhol, uncle, if conserved at the beginning of the last century, to seek out gags Dickens father and sister Kit-Cat with the habits of a hippie, was calm and measured. Every day they drank tea together on the bay, playing ping pong or sank into the soft cushions of leather sofas living rooms and a huge house. The news of the superpowers found Tim's on the verge of an important milestone - the beginning of adult life. Immediately after her succession proceeded first love, moving to London, work.
Ah, yes! Auburn Tim, as usual, a loser. And the use of his gift to travel through time, he found only the original - to find the girl. The girl is wonderful - an employee of the publishing house, a fan of Kate Moss (Tim will not fail to take advantage of it), and name as the mother of Tim - Mary.
On his relationship with his beloved and built the entire movie. Environment, the situation in which young people are full of life, honesty and disarming sense of humor. Even the skeptical viewer can not help but to laugh heartily. Curtis cleverly feels when the main characters are podnadoest when intelligent irony Tim's time to change the rough and cynical frazochka Harry (writer and friend of his father the young man, whom he stopped in London), and the sweet cooing Mary - dirty jokes her friend Joanna. As smoothly and naturally there is a transition from episodes filled with jokes every minute, to a serious philosophizing closer to the end of the film, maybe a little tight, but so sweet and sincere, it's forgivable. And change the confused look of the young Tim pensive and anxious and enthusiastic intonations - serious and adults - going on as usual.
The director creates a fairy story as if deftly knits cozy wool sweater, similar to those that like to wear the characters of the film, Cornwall. Parallel weaving pattern great human truth - about the value of family, of the inevitability of the difficulties about the charm of everyday life. And cute theses and arguments like the one to give birth to her third child in case one is too clever - then two fools will not hurt. So, happiness seems to Curtis daily rite of passage in a man surrounded by simple pleasures and friends.
"About Time" - matured, strengthened, became on his feet, but not to lose a single drop of naivety and kindness version of "Love Actually." And if you review it every comedy New Year holidays, it will easily understand what I mean, go and watch a new movie Curtis on the first day of hire, October 10.