Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler--cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.
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Based on a best-selling novel by Audrey Niffenegger, “Time Traveler’s Wife’’ is told with a tenderness that’s unusual in a major motion picture but that leads mostly to dullness. At some point - the mechanics of time travel are left vague - Henry has met and fallen in love with Clare (Rachel McAdams) and he regularly visits her in her childhood, readying her for the oddities of their future life together. Young girls who see this movie should probably be cautioned: If a naked man speaks to you from a bush and tells you he’s your one true love, do not go with him. Even if he looks like Eric Bana. (Full review)