The Child in Time

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Adhyaksa M cry a lot watching this movie Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/17/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Liked it but still don't understand it Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/09/21 Full Review Audience Member Rich, heartfelt exploration of childhood, from multiple perspectives, save that of children themselves. Simply told, subtle and gentle, with superb performances all round. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review alex h "The Child in Time" is an incredible film. It was released on TV, which is why I was so shocked that not many people know about it's existence, as of how great it actually is. I just went on a marathon to watch every single Benedict Cumberbatch movie in existence and this one was an absolute thrill. It is only 1 and a half hours long, but every second of that time was made to make you feel everything that the characters are going through, which is the loss of a child. Losing a child is something that barely anyone can imagine happen to them in their life span and this movie shows what could happen, especially to the person responsible for this -- the father. It perfectly shows his depression and all the hard times he is going through. Music and operator's job help the viewer get into the events even better, as of how sad you feel the entire film and how desperately you want for the main character to find his child and finally achieve piece. This movie was not presented at any festivals, but rather broadcasted on British TV, although it badly deserves attention from people from all over the world. A truly magical thriller and an amazing drama, where every turn, every plot twist is very unpredictable, as well as the ending, which is sad because of how real it is and because of how impossible it is to predict, if you are already very deep into the story. A hidden masterpiece and one of the best acting portrayals of Benedict Cumberbatch, a 10/10, strongly recommended! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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