It's silly, it's superficial, it's so desperately earnest about its tale of time-spanning love that you almost wish for a cheap flatulence gag just to break the solemn mood. But there's something so unabashedly gushy and entertaining about Somewhere in Time that you can't begrudge its enduring popularity. The film has become a staple of romantic-movie lovers since its release in 1980, and endless showings on cable TV have turned it into a dubious classic of sorts--a three-hanky weeper that anyone can enjoy as a guilty pleasure or a beloved favorite, with no apologies necessary.

In his first film after the star-making success of Superman, Christopher Reeve stars as a contemporary playwright who visits a posh hotel and sees the portrait of an actress (Jane Seymour) who had performed there in 1912. He becomes obsessed with this beautiful woman and learns all he can about her, and then discovers a method of hypnotically transporting himself backward in time to meet her. "Is it ... you?" she says upon seeing the lovestruck playwright, and it's clearly a mutual attraction. But even the slightest reminder of the playwright's modern time can jar him from his seemingly real existence in the past, so his wonderful love affair is constantly just a step from being stolen away.

LAME

This Movie is Pretty Lame for time travel movie the only saving grace of it is the acting.

Hated the film's silly method for time-travel

The idea of time-travel via self hypnosis (or just simply 'willing' one's self to do it) is WAY too silly for my taste and it more or less ruined the movie for me.

Don't you think there would be people time-travelling all the time if it was that easy?

A true classic.

If you haven't seen it, you must. Beautifully written, filmed, acted and fully enjoyed. It will touch your heart and you will never forget it. Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve were perfectly cast in this touching film of a love that transcends time and space. You may, if it's possible, wear out the DVD.....For the true romantic.