The Child in Time (2018)
A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.
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Why so much hype?
Purely Joyful Movie!
Good concept, poorly executed.
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
I admit I was afraid to watch this. I don't like formulaic movies with predictable characters and storylines. But, as a huge fan of Benedict Cumberbatch, I decided to trust in its worth. I was not disappointed. As a mother of 5 children, having lost one, I was a little on guard and told myself in advance of viewing--don't buy into anything... don't feel... don't fall apart. I was somewhat stoic but as the film progressed and I became attached to the main characters, instead of it causing MY pain of MY loss to well up, instead I felt the whole gamut of emotions of the characters, so realistically and unashamedly and believably portrayed. Don't try to text or work on your computer or do any distracting tasks--you will miss the astonishing beauty of the cinematography and the subtle nuances of the characters and settings--there are several scenes without audible words but these may speak even more loudly.
I had thought and hoped this was a series but found out tonight that yes, it was just the one program, and we're supposed to be happy with what we got. There were so many loose ends left. This could have gone so much further. Yes, we can work out what all the clues were and what it was all about but it would have been so much more satisfying to see "the rest", when it only just seemed to be getting going. I had only just persuaded my husband that it "had potential" and that we should watch the next episode, and then there wasn't one. A huge disappointment and a huge waste of Benedict Cumberbatch's time and talent. Really disappointed. I'd been hoping for a "Broadchurch-like" series with twists and turns and eventually a resolution. I guess with the "time" thing that couldn't logically happen but was really hoping for much, much more.
Spoilers: Your husband dresses like a young boy, builds forts in the woods and you blithely look out your window and ring a bell when supper is ready??? Your child disappears and you don't contact your wife immediately but wait until you're driven home by the police?? You apparently don't work but can afford an huge upscale flat or are we supposed to believe a children's book writer in this day and age can live off royalties??? Or an apparently friendless woman teaching a few hours a week and giving piano lessons can afford a killer stand alone cottage on a large Kent property?. Oh dear. I am someone who cries over diaper commercials but nothing in this contrived out of touch melodrama touched me in any way. Each character was an upper class white Brit - devoid of passion. Everyone said their lines appropriately but what was happening underneath?? Nothing. I kept on hoping it would get better. It didn't. When it ended in a barren hospital room with no monitoring equipment and a woman valiantly giving birth without aid of drugs, I wondered if this script had been written in the '50
Whoopee! Benedict Cumberbatch is in it - that means it's going to be good, yes? Er... no! Does anyone else feel that Mr. C is overrated and overexposed? This movie starts off OK but then we have some trumped up "scientist" telling us that children shouldn't read until they're 12 and then no further mention of it. What was that all about?Mr. C's wife has moved to a country cottage but doesn't seem the least surprised when he turns up on her doorstep, unannounced.Then Mr. C is called in by the Prime Minister to investigate the disappearance of his friend, Charles but we're not told what his connection to the PM is - nor do we care! Also, Charles has regressed to childhood but no real explanation why. Still, there is a happy ending, Charles hangs himself.Then Mr. C's mother tells him that she saw him as a small child before he was born. This has nothing further to do with the story.Then our hero starts taking piano lessons, which, once again, go nowhere.In the end, we go to Charles's funeral and there isn't a dry eye in the house - probably through yawning too much by this stage.Then, lo and behold, Mr. C's wife has a new baby ... THE ENDWhat a waste of an hour and a half of my life.