Rated G, directed by James Mangold, with Meg Ryan (Kate McKay), Hugh Jackman (Leopold Mountbatten), Liev Schreiber (Stuart Besser), Breckin Meyer (Charlie McKay), Natasha Lyonne (Darci), running time: 121 minutes.
Kate is an up-and-coming New York advertising executive who shares an apartment with her brother. The two of them live in the same building as Kate's ex-boyfriend, Stuart. One day Stuart finds a place near the Brooklyn Bridge where there is a gap in time. He goes back to the 1870s where he grabs the attention of Leopold, who, intrigued by his camera, follows him back to present-day New York. There Leopold becomes fascinated by both modern conveniences and Kate, with whom he falls in love. As she climbs the corporate ladder to the top, Kate also grows to love her gentleman caller. Meg Ryan seems to have gone into hibernation since her role in Sleepless in Seattle and delivers more of the same. Hugh Jackman, however, is worth the price of admission.
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