From the unnecessary and pointless gender swaps, to the random relation between characters, I could hardly stand to watch. If you've never read the book, then this is a great movie! Had I seen the movie before I had the pleasure of reading the book, it would be amazing and I'd probably give it a high rating. This movie and the book have nothing in common except for names and the occasional similar event I could go on forever.

I hadn't read the book, but the two sentence pitch synopsis sounded promising. And there was definitely plenty of Hollywod talent involved in all aspects of production. Enough has been said of the things wrong with the film, some other notable impressions are in order. Butler is a standout. As is the brief turn by Sheen. Unfortunately, Walker, who grew to be a very serviceable actor, can show a bit in over his head. O'Connor can deliver key lines with as needed dramatic American flair (better than Thewlis). There is a point after one of their escapes where they're all in a circle panicking and McDonough is really losing it. The ensuing necessary developments and twists progress the plot well. Action sequences are top notch. A little more here, a little less there...could have easily been a much more engaging motion picture.

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.

I couldn't believe there was a book to this film. This annoying movie was the first one I saw at the cinema in 2004. I only went, cause some friends were going to see it, and I tagged along. Honestly there were times through this overlong film, watching it, a painful and straining process, I just wanted to leave. I expected this to be a science fiction, in space kind of film, not one of medi evil, so you can imagine my disappointment. It's very start had me excited, then... I expected more from director, Donner, who kind of had me thinking, has he lost the plot. The actors aren't at fault. They give it what they got, lead Walker, a bumbling mess of a performance, that's unconvincing. He's the oversexed son, would you believe of archaeologist, Connely. Bumbling jock, Walker's character, Chris, an avid inventor, only has eyes for Oz's Francis's O'Connor, who's too occupied in her work to care. Walker's scenes kind of do come as a compensation as in what is a slow, dull, 111 minute film, where honestly you want to turn off. When Connelly, is somehow transported 600 years back to medieval times, it's up to Walker (who's acting here, does boost up) and his colleagues to travel back in time and rescue the father. Timeline came as such a disappointment, shamefully wasting so more good actors. Medieval pics like these, to me are only good if they have a lot of gore, and much more is at stake. Timeline's problem painfully lies in the plotting and it's mostly flat journey of too much screen time wasted, and especially the latter of my last sentence. We don't care here, but more so, this formula and story is so old hat, it's quite easy, to lose focus here. Again Mr Donner needs a good talking to. This is not how you approach something like this now. I don't think I ever looked this forward to an ending in my life, and I don't mean the plot either folks.