Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early 1900s. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
This must go down as a missed opportunity.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
The [Grand H]otel and Mackinac [Island] are spectacularly lovely, but fail to give substance to this ephemeral endeavor.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
The movie surrounds its love story with such boring mumbo jumbo about time travel that we finally just don't care.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
Director Jeannot Szwarc strains hard for spectacular visual effects, though he's barely able to compose a competent close-up.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
10 Dec 2007
fresh:
A 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.