ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

rdfarnham I saw this as a first run film and was impressed. both by the story (unusual for a teen age boy) and by how beautiful Ann Blyth was (not so unusual). It was, and is, a great film that not many people know about. The only thing that bothered me then, and also now when I watch the DVD, is why a man as brilliant as the professor didn't realize he was getting into trouble? He had plenty of warnings yet he continued doing things that almost anyone else would have realized that people of that time would regard as witchcraft or the work of the devil. Still, even with that defect, I think it is the best time travel film I have ever seen. Maybe not as flashy as some, but it leaves a deeper impression and a nicer memory.

MartinHafer Apparently the other reviewers really liked this movie and I am happy they liked it. As for me, perhaps I am too picky, but the movie seemed like a good idea that was indifferently executed. It's a shame, too, as I love Tyrone Power films and there was a lot to like about the film--but also a lot that frustrated me as well.The film begins with Power playing a scientist from MIT. While he should have been quite happy about his life, he is rather distant from everyone. When a co-worker (Michael Rennie) talks to him about this, Power confides that he is happy alone AND he plans on leaving--for another time!!! How, he doesn't know, but through reading a diary and looking at an 18th century painting that looks exactly like him, Tyrone is sure he's about to take this amazing journey back in time. Rennie, naturally, thinks he's a nutter! However, very suddenly and with no real scientific explanation, lightning strikes and Power is transported back to 1784.Now you would THINK that a man who was educated at MIT would be able to somehow muddle through the 18th century. Sadly, however, he seems a bit dim and only succeeds in convincing those of the past that he's either crazy or in league with Satan! He just doesn't do a credible job of fitting in and again and again freaks people out because he knows the future. The only one who doesn't behave afraid of him is lovely Ann Blyth. But, by the end of the movie, Power is once again transported magically to the present time and he and Blyth are parted...of sorts.It was a neat idea having him fall in love and this could have been handled better--such as her returning to the present with him. Additionally, as his character seemed awfully dumb (being unable to come close to fitting in) and there was no explanation for any of this hocus-pocus, I was just left more confused--feeling like a lot of important details STILL should have been worked out before the movie was completed.An earnest effort that just doesn't quite hit the mark for me.

BobDaviesML I wish this film would be released on DVD. I have just received a DVD (made by a friend from a VHS)and agree that Tyrone Power gives a great performance here. Ann Blyth looks ravishing (the film before she made "The Great Caruso" with Mario Lanza.) Dennis Price is also great in this movie (a classic scene stealer) and all the supporting actors and actresses are (as usual for U.K.) great. Thoroughly enjoyed it today and will again at a later date. I think Tyrone Power was very underrated as an actor and I have several films of him that I enjoy. Maybe his best performance was in "The Long Grey Line" Whatever, I was shocked when he died so young

rkates-2 I have also seen this film when I was a child and have never been able to "forget" it. It was a love story and science fiction rolled into one. Tyrone Power and Ann Blyth have never acted together before or after this film. Excellent plot line. A stage play was also done of this story called "Barkely Square" which I have also seen twice. After almost 10 years of searching for a copy of this film without success, I have now come closer to the end of my search. Also, trying to find why this film is not available to the public. In around 1990 AMC TV did show this film. After writing to them to no avail, I gave up at that time. Now, with the help of a friend in the industry I hope to either get a copy of it in the near future or at least find out why not. Once the information is available to me I will list it on IMDb site.