The Child in Time

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Kevin L @Lakeman 03/16/2022 Cumberbatch and Macdonald are terrific, but you knew that. There's a base story line here that sets up together with the wax and wane of the couple's relationship for a fine film. But for some very odd reason there's a subplot that is nothing but distracting and detracts quite a bit from the whole. The bit on the friend who somehow is a ranking politician and publisher, but seemed like a flaky nitwit. He's apparently supposed to be living out some lost childhood as an adult, which is inverse in a way of the main story line. Or something. But I thought Campbell Moore was laughably bad. I'm fine with the ending. I just wanted more of the lead characters together, and more of the source material's time travel/mystic elements. What coulda been, kids. low 3 stars See more 11/09/2021 Liked it but still don't understand it See more 12/28/2020 Rich, heartfelt exploration of childhood, from multiple perspectives, save that of children themselves. Simply told, subtle and gentle, with superb performances all round. See more 01/30/2019 The speed of the film is probably a bit too slow for the average audience. This film is not focused on entertaining, but instead on telling a devastating story and it does this with such delicate realness, that the viewer finds himself involved with the plot. Furthermore it has one amazingly impactful moment, that is in its own way subtle but can shine in this film because of the whole setting and tone of the rest of the material. I'm sad that audience has given it such a bad score, it really deserves better. See more mauro l @Mauro_Lanari 09/23/2018 A couple of parents replace their missing 4-year-old daughter by conceiving a brother. Eros wins the battles, Thanatos triumphs over the wars. (Mauro Lanari) See more 09/14/2018 An incredibly hard film to watch. If you decide to take up the challenge, have a box of tissues to hand. The film deals with the loss of a child (by way of kidnapping according to the book, but it is not really addressed in the film) and how the parents cope with the loss. Both Benedict Cumberbatch & Kelly Macdonald do a fantastic job. The story is heart wrenching and had me feeling it as tho the loss was my own. Begging to find out what happened and where she was. Unfortunately real life is not so kind. A film I won't forget. See more Read all reviews

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