The Next Reel Film Podcast

How well do Domnhall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams work as an on-screen pair? Does writer-director Richard Curtis do a good job with the time travel rules he establishes? And can Bill Nighy speak at our weddings? Join us this week to hear these answers and more!

Show Notes

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"All the time travel in the world can’t make someone love you."

If anyone has a handle on clever stories and quirky characters in romantic comedy dramas, it’s writer-director Richard Curtis. Whether it’s Four Weddings and a Funeral or Love, Actually or Notting Hill, he’s proven himself adept at writing (and sometimes directing) believable characters in charming situations falling in love with each other. Which is perhaps why his 2013 time travel film About Time is slightly frustrating. Yes, the rules absolutely work for a Curtis film, but when it comes to the time travel rules he sets up, he’s a lot more loose. But does it intrinsically ruin the film? Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we work to figure this out in our continuing time travel series with Curtis’ About Time.

We talk about the nature of the rules Curtis establishes and complain at length about them, but make sure to also look at the film from the point of view of those who are likely more Curtis’ audience – perhaps they wouldn’t care as much. We go on and on about Domnhall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy, three people all born to inhabit roles like these brilliantly. We debate the nature of the film and look at if Curtis’ story shift from meet-cute rom-com to a much headier family drama works for the film or against it. We ponder Curtis and his insistence to use cliche movie montage tropes. And we talk about the unique restaurant concept of dining in the dark and wonder how effective it was for the film.

It’s a cute film that’s got all the feels, even if it’s much sloppier than it needed to be. We have a great time talking about it and you’ll have a great time listening to it. The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins.

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Creators and Guests

Host
Andy Nelson
With over 25 years of experience in film, television, and commercial production, Andy has cultivated an enduring passion for storytelling in all its forms. His enthusiasm for the craft began in his youth when he and his friends started making their own movies in grade school. After studying film at the University of Colorado Boulder, Andy wrote, directed, and produced several short films while also producing indie features like Netherbeast Incorporated and Ambush at Dark Canyon. Andy has been on the production team for award-winning documentaries such as The Imposter and The Joe Show, as well as TV shows like Investigation Discovery’s Deadly Dentists and Nat Geo’s Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers. Over a decade ago, he started podcasting with Pete and immediately embraced the medium. Now, as a partner at TruStory FM, Andy looks forward to more storytelling through their wide variety of shows. Throughout his career, Andy has passed on his knowledge by teaching young minds the crafts of screenwriting, producing, editing, and podcasting. Outside of work, Andy is a family man who enjoys a good martini, a cold beer, a nice cup o’ joe. And always, of course, a great movie.
Host
Pete Wright
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