This is one of those movies that i am not just glad i found and watched it but even happy. I thought that it was going to be something like a copy of LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD and other similar arthouse drama/mystery/romance movies, for instance movies of Alain Robbe-Grillet. I was wrong. Whereas i still believe MARIENBAD is a better movie, TIME TO LOVE is absolutely unique and has its own identity. This is an original movie, obviously a work of passion which any romantic person will like it, at least. An incredibly affected and emotional movie, more like a fairy tale of course. Or more like a poem than a realistic movie. The characters are more symbols than people with flesh and blood, although at the same time, they express real feelings, facing real life difficulties and having real reactions towards another or other people.
Stylistically, it's gorgeous. Actually, this is one of the most beautiful movies i have ever watched. There will be a lot of people who won't like this movie for various reasons and i get it, but its beauty, in terms of film making, is undeniable. But this is not just a STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE movie. When the protagonist says that he loves her photograph and not her, in the beginning of the movie, it's obvious what he means. There is no ambiguity here and pretentiousness, everything is clear.
Regarding of the actors, i think the leading couple was great. I was rooting hard for them, they were loveable as characters too.
I was going to rate it even higher but i didn't like the last minute. The rest of the final 5 minutes is pure magic. It was heading towards one of the most powerful endings in the history of drama/romance movies, if not the most powerful. But still, it was not one of the endings which ruin a movie. It remains amazing.
