The Time Traveler's Wife tells the story of Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) who has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel. Despite this, Henry marries Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams).The film then focuses on the complications Henry's condition creates for his marriage and his life in general... The plot is obviously very original and allows for a different take on romance and relationships. The main subplot is the fact that Henry, due to not being able to control his condition, ends up missing festivities and important moments in Clare's life. Their relationship takes a big toll from this and Clare has a hard time learning how to deal with not having her husband there for her. When it comes to time traveling, there are 2 big theories; one says you can't change what already happened and the other one says it's possible to do so. The film goes along with the first theory and the viewer has to accept it otherwise there would be several paradoxes. The gorgeous Rachel McAdams, who seems to always devote herself to every character, played her role very passionately, on her part, the feelings and the romance were completely believable. Eric Bana was fine as Henry but he lacked a little something at times. Adapted from a novel by Audrey Niffenegger, which I haven't read, The Time Traveler's Wife has quite the big shoes to fill in, starring Rachel McAdams in the female lead role and having been marketed as an epic love story, makes it hard to avoid comparisons with The Notebook(2004).The truth is, The time Traveler's Wife is a nice film and very romantic but The Notebook is a notch above. Also from what I've read in the forums, there's some interesting aspects of the story in the novel that weren't included in the film, and the ending is different as well, and I actually believe Robert Schwentke would have benefited the film, had he kept the book's ending which was more memorable even if a bit dark, as well as some details from early on in the story. It's still a nice watch though.