BootDigest
Such a frustrating disappointment
AniInterview
Sorry, this movie sucks
VeteranLight
I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
bheadher
Ok, first of I understand there was a book...I don't usually do this with books brought to the screen, but if you forget there was a book, this movie is rather entertaining. Not a blockbuster certainly, but every bit a popcorn muncher...The writing was well done, even if a bit corny in parts, and the acting was pretty good to for a bunch of lesser knowns...the story is about the discovery of a time dislacement wormhole discovery, that allows a group of archeologists to transport back in time to rescue their professor, who inadvertently fell into the wormhole, or something like that.The movie is kinda fun to watch, and the characters are played with quite a bit of zesty enthusiasm...I liked it and have seen it three times now...
mikek-50780
I do not usually rate movies. In fact,this is the first movie I have ever rated. Some actors are better than others. However, this movie is a slapstick production that makes a mockery of the book. I watched half of the movie before shutting it off. This is a classic example of a wonderful story being synthesized into complete and utter lunacy.
andreolimarco
Usually the adaptation of a novel isn't worth the book itself, but sometimes it is. It's not the case of Timeline. I bought the book several months ago and then, when Sky Italy broadcast the film, I saved it on my MySky and I begun to read the novel. It's not the first Crichton's novel I read (before I had read Jurassic Park, The Lost World, A Case Of Need, Rising Sun and State Of Fear) and once I finished Timeline (taking a pretty long time because despite I love reading, I am not a regular reader) I decided it wasn't my favorite one.Today I finally decided to watch the film. The cast looks cool: there are some not-so-famous actors, beyond stars Paul Walker and Gerald Butler, I knew. If you haven't read the novel you can enjoy it as a nice and decent action movie set in the Middle Ages. But if you've read it, well, you'll find some important changes and cuts.The first thing I noticed once the film was finished is that Marek's character isn't well defined, since he decides to stay in the past, but the script doesn't tell us that he has a great passion for this historic period. So a person who hasn't read the book can't understand his choice; you can say that he's in love with Lady Claire, but it's a poor motivation.Then, there are some sequences which aren't in the film: the mill and the tournament scenes are totally cut off from the screenplay.Another basic question is the way the characters keep in touch with radio transceivers. It's important because through this narrative means, in the novel, the characters find out that there is another person from the present day.Lesser important things: the existence of characters created by the film's writers who isn't in the novel (like the French guy who is sent with our heroes to help them with the language, even though in the novel there is a character who knows Occitan) or some changes in certain characters (e.g. Kramer is a woman in the book).Even Doninger's end is slightly different: in the film he's killed by a knight, while in the novel he is sent in 1348, during the Black Death.
vancelovett
If you're looking to watch a hilarious compilation of time travel tropes, and watch Paul Walker, Gerard Butler and that woman who plays the woman try to make the most boring possible time travel destination in the multiverse (1300s France) exciting, this one is for you. Even the B plot is funny, there's this weird tension between the scientists that makes little sense but is fun to watch. Complete with shirtless Gerard Butler, lack of nitpicky intellectual butterfly effect logic, and portals that are excruciatingly painful, yet avoided in conversation like that time your uncle molested you in a public bathroom. The only thing this movie is missing is a cameo by the artist formerly known as Prince. 10 out of 10 for a 100% worth it watch. You will be a better person after you do so.
