I saw this movie not having read the book, so I did not have any preconcieved ideas of what the story should be about. Before I knew it I was pulled into the storyline and the love story that unfolded between two of the main characters. This is a great movie as long as you sit back,relax,watch it and don't over-analyze it. If you do over-analyze it then yes you'll find flaws, but its a fun to watch feel good movie that's great for the whole family to enjoy.

The dvd has also has a lot of extra features on how they made the movie, it was very interesting to watch. I would definately buy this again!

Sure the book is better. Of course the premise is fantastic. And almost every book-based film "could have been done better." Just grab some popcorn, sit back, and be entertained. (Hey, it's a better Chrichton-to-film adaptation than Sphere!)

I saw this at a friends house and enjoyed it. Would I rave about it? No. But it intrigued me enough to want to read the book. So I did. Now that I've read the book, what do I think? I want to see the film again!

Don't try to rationalize scientific facts, just allow yourself to be entertained. I agree with an earlier reviewer that you will either love it or hate it. My family loved it.

I find it hard to believe just how bad this film is. Laughable acting, beyond stupid situations, stereotypes that would embarrass stereotypes, no logic at all and editing that left me dumbfounded. Apart from the reasonable special effects and decent locations the film comes across as a particularly poor student effort that needed a tutor to step in.

Avoid at all costs and read the excellent book that at least does not make out every person from England is the Antichrist, every Scot is a 'Braveheart' and the French are poor, sweet little innocents.

The only thing this disaster wins at is how many times it is possible to get the actors to say, "Oh my God!". I counted at least 30. I wish the script writer had been sent and left back in the Middle Ages. Awful.

I had heard this movie was bad. But I love time travel and adventure so I purchased the DVD on sale. Both I and my daughter like it (she had seen it in December) and I am 30 years older than she is. Goes to show you, you can't go by everybody's reviews, you have to see for yourself. The only thing I wondered was, how could the sarcophagus be already there with both bodies depicted (and anatomically correct) if Marek had not gone back yet and Lady Claire was to have died and not lived on until Marek went back and changed things? I could see the writing, which had not been uncovered yet, could have changed after Marek decided to stay but...Time travel stories always bring up those types of questions. It sounds like the book by Michael Crichton was beloved by many so I need to go read it now. I find that reading the book afterward is better -- you always find more information than was in the book, differences aside, and you won't be so disappointed if you read the book beforehand. [The only case it works out OK to read a book before or after is To Kill a Mockingbird.]

A Hero: a maiden fair; a castle; the ingenues - male and female; battles by sword, bow and arrow, fire; horses in their finery - ---- and ta-da! Time Travel!!

The time travel is what fans of the book were looking for but to me was the least interesting part of an old-fashioned 'Errol Flynn' movie. The buckles were swashing all over the place as we had sword fights. We had castles under seige by fire, raining arrows, and catapulting balls of explosive fire. We had the chaos of the final bridging of the walls and the two sides engaged in one on one combat.

In the 'Flynn' part we had Gerard Butler, and he was a fine romantic lead. Our fair lady was Anna Friel as Lady Claire. Their sweet story is played out in way to short a time.

The ingenues are Paul Walker and Frances O'Connor. Attractive, but bland and banal. Way too much of the film is watching them run here and there.

Since this was based on a novel, I suppose they had to follow the time travel plot. But the romantic 'Flynn' type swashbuckling story with the costumes, castles, horses and scenery would have been a better film. 7/10