I watched this on TV and was appalled at how unsympathetic Ryan's character is, she is a utterly dreadful woman that in whom it's hard to believe a 19th century throwback might find any redeeming quality. Once you get over that gaping plot flaw the time travel is easy.
There are some charming moments though, mainly derived from the basic conceit and Jackman's performance, and the photography is good overall.
The best feature is probably the subtext that good manners are important whatever age we live in. Like the touching moment when we don't see Ryan make her 'leap of faith', we also don't quite see how, when or why this realisation hits her - the character she plays is cynical and graceless, quite how she manages such a profound personality polarity reversal is beyond 21st century science.
There are some charming moments though, mainly derived from the basic conceit and Jackman's performance, and the photography is good overall.
The best feature is probably the subtext that good manners are important whatever age we live in. Like the touching moment when we don't see Ryan make her 'leap of faith', we also don't quite see how, when or why this realisation hits her - the character she plays is cynical and graceless, quite how she manages such a profound personality polarity reversal is beyond 21st century science.