the movie is nevertheless compelling, thanks largely to the interplay between Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly Macdonald, in what amounts to a peculiar twist on a love story within the up-close-and-personal contours of a stage play
McEwan's theme, exquisitely celebrated in the adaptation by Stephen Butchard, the direction by Julian Farino and enviable performances by Cumberbatch, Macdonald and Moore...is about the child who can get "lost" as we grow into adulthood
despite the splendid cast, The Child In Time felt smug, affected and monotonous. The complicated storyline of the book quite simply didn't work when condensed into a TV show
by David Wiegand [San Fransisco Chronicle ]
by Claudia Connell [Daily Mail (UK) ]
