The geek that got the girl! Rachel McAdams is seduced by awkward Domhnall Gleeson in Richard Curtis's new time travel romp
By AMELIA PROUD
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She starred in the big screen adaptation of The Time Traveller's Wife, and it seems that Rachel McAdams just can't get enough of men who can play fast and loose with past, present and future.
The 34-year-old stars as the love interest of geeky Domhnall Gleeson, 30, in Richard Curtis's new film About Time which tells the story of a young man who can rewind time.
A gift that he uses to get the girl and one he's inherited from his father, played by the ever wonderful Bill Nighy.
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Bravura performance: Thanks to his ability to travel in time, Tim (played by Domhnall Gleeson) nails his first night with Mary (Rachel; McAdams)
It's the first time Love Actually director Curtis has experimented with time travel on the big screen but he has written for long-running sci-fi series, Doctor Who.
In 2010's Vincent and the Doctor, everyone's favourite Time Lord visits Vincent Van Gogh in the past in an episode that won rave reviews with fans and critics alike.
It also features a noteworthy cameo from Shaun of the Dead star, Nighy.
Do You Remember the First Time? McAdams' Mary won't remember a worse time than this, but luckily it'll soon be wiped out
Getting the girl: Tim can ensure everything is perfect thanks to his pause and rewind button
Gleeson – seen recently in Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror and most famously known as Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter films – plays unlucky-in-love Tim.
When he turns 21, Tim's father reveals that the men in their family have a strange secret: the ability to travel through time.
Nighy outlines the rules in the trailer: 'You can't kill Hitler or shag Helen of Troy, unfortunately' but he can have an effect on his own life in small ways.
Pyjama party: Rachel's Mary asks Tim to strip off her baggy night clothes
Perfect face: McAdams, who is single after splitting from Michael Sheen, plays the comely love interest once again
Then McAdams' Mary comes along.
Tim relives key moments from their relationship until he get them honed to perfection, which includes converting his disastrous first attempt at sex into a stud-worthy performance that leaves Mary in raptures.
But he discovers that time travel has it's downsides.
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