The plot is somewhat straight forward and unbelievable (but it's fantasy so that doesn't really matter). Richard Collier (Reeve) is a renowned playwright who is staying at the Grand Hotel, while there he see's a picture of Elise Mckenna (Jane Seymour), a stage actress from 1912. He is completely fascinated by her and seeks information about her. He soon finds that Elise (at that point very old and played by Susan French) had given him a watch 8 years, ago (of course he had no idea who she was), she asked him to 'Come back to me' and then she was gone. Convinced that he is meant to be with her he hypnotizes himself to go back in time.
This is movie that doesn't rest on it's time travel (TT can often come across as a bit gimmicky) or it's two (very good looking and talented) stars. It is one of those romance films that you know is completely absurd and yet you want to believe that it could happen and that it is possible, which i think is why i liked it so much. I found the ending to be a little cliche'd but then i remembered that this was made in the late 70s/80 and the cinema romances back in those days often were a little silly for me. But i think i didn't like the ending because it was the ending. I wanted the movie to go a bit longer just so i could witness more of the amazing chemistry between Reeve and Seymour.
All in all i am glad that i finally got around to watching this movie and am sure that i will watch it again one day. I would recommend this to people who are fans of things like The Time Travelers Wife (2009) and Kate and Leopold (2001)- both movies about love across different times. But also to people who enjoy a good romance like me. I don't watch many romance movies because i find a lot of them cheesy and cliche' ridden, but i liked this one. I would certainly like to read the book it was adapted from though.
"There is so much to say.... i cannot find the words. Except for these: i love you" Elise Mckenna (Jane Seymour), Somewhere in Time
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