Timeline
3 students working on an archeological dig must travel back to 14th century France to rescue their professor, trapped in his favorite era. Based on the Michael Crichton novel.
Not Bad - Better than most... @Echo60
Too many review a movie by comparing it to the book. The two medias will never produce comparable results. I have both read the book and seen the movie (in that order). It's not the best movie ever made, but certainly not the worst. It fulfills the first commandment about movies - it entertains.
Okay, let's be fair! This was a great movie!!! @legal-eagle-for-music
Okay, folks haven't given this movie decent ratings. Maybe they're expecting too much. The book from which the movie is taken is written by Michael Chrichton, whose books all read like screenplays ready for their first reading by cardboard cut-out characters. So what! The premise of the film is very smart. The acting is great. And the production values are great! And anything with Gerard Butler in it is worth its weight in gold--just to see Gerard Butler! It's got it all: a neat plot involving time travel, a romance, and the bad guys get it in the end. What more do you want? I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and recommend it for anyone wanting to watch a FUN ACTION PACKED ADVENTURE WITH A SCI-FI TWIST.
Surprisingly good considering the book wasn't so good. @CyberClops
Michael Crichton books are like pizza; even when they are bad they are still pretty good. Timeline is probably the weakest effort I've seen from the very successful and talented author. This film adaptation of the book is quite entertaining and successfully portrays Mr. Crichton's compelling characters and action-packed story. The actors do well given the weak dialog in the story. The science behind the story is true to the Crichton formula; a cutting-edge backdrop that shouldn't be taken too seriously. Crichton's use of science in his stories reminds me of a self-inflated acquaintance who lives in Los Angeles and who sprinkles her conversation with the names of hollywood stars in the expectation that listeners will think she actually knows these stars.
Both the movie and the book are AWESOME @ShameShameShimmy
I cannot see how anyone would say that the movie does not do the book justice. They are different, nobody can deny that. But what I found so special about the movie, the ease with which I was drawn in and not let go, well, that was the same as the book. So how can the movie not have done the book justice?
Don't waste your time @Jmwordy
This was probably the worst movie I've ever seen. If I could give it negative 3 stars I would. The acting, special effects, and plot were atrocious. You will be a better person if you don't see this movie.