The story is wonderful. The movie they made out of it, not so great. Elisha Cuthbert was really good in her leading role as Susan Shawson, the young motherless teenager who discovers that her building's elevator is a time machine. There were other good actors in the film, including her father and the blind neighbor. The others - not so good.<p>If you've read the book (by Edward Ormondroyd), of course, you'll want to see the movie as I did - just don't expect top quality acting and you won't be disappointed. And if you haven't read the book yet, DO!
Viewer Reviews Elisha has a time machine. They could really use this back at CTU so they can expand their 24 hours.
Any way. Yes this movie really is a must have for all Elisha Cuthbert fans. She's just so damn sexy in this one. She's literally in every scene. And her in a 19th century sailor suit---ohhh.
The plot to this is so hackneyed I didn't even try to make sense of it. Elisha plays an A+ student (BIG stretch) and young actress who finds that an elevator in her apartment building is a time machine. Instead of going anywhere interesting, Elisha travels to a 19th century farm and saves a family from poverty by using 1998 newspapers to play the stock market. Not as boring as it is agonizing.
But did I mention: THIS FILM STARS ELISHA CUTHBERT! And if you love her you'll love this movie just like I did (do).
