The Time Traveler's Wife

I cried. At the movies and when reading the book. I'm always rather biased towards movies that have been adapted from books as in most cases; movies just don't do justice to the depth and richness found in books. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind such movies, it is just that I'm a book lover and would pick a good book over a movie any day. Movies provide a graphic visualisation of the book's characters and story plot and if you've enjoyed reading a certain book... chances are the movie would bring to life everything that you've imagined in your mind.

Anyway, back to the Time Traveler's Wife. There's been a lot of buzz about this movie and many have hailed this as THE most romantic movie of 2009. I read the Time Traveler's Wife before watching the movie. The book really moved me and I found myself weeping at the end (I won't include any spoilers here, don't worry). All I'm gonna say is that I'm a huge sucker for stories where the two lovers are separated against their will. The ending in the book was so utterly tragic and yet, so completely sweet --- love's unwavering promise. I thoroughly enjoyed the read.

And since I loved the book, I was pretty excited to catch the flick. Rachel McAdams proves that she can pull romance in The Notebook (another book that I cried while reading). I thought she is the perfect actress to play Clare. Thank god that McAdams and the oh-so-hunky Eric Bana (Henry) had chemistry. Overall, I thought that the movie was pretty good... except for one major gripe..... WHY CHANGE THE ENDING? The movie would've delivered more impact and been better off with the original ending. Bah.