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The Time Traveler's Wife made me want to travel through time… to the end of the movie, that is.

The Time Traveler's Wife, based on the best-selling novel by Audrey Niffenegger, tells the story of Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana), a Chicago librarian. Henry suffers from a "genetic anomaly" called Chrono-Impairment that forces him to travel through time.

Unfortunately for Henry, he cannot control when he travels or when he stays; rather, at random points in time, he is thrown into the future and the past.

The story begins with a somewhat charming, yet eerie, scene of an adult version of Henry visiting the 6-year-old version of Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams), Henry's artistic wife of the future.

Throughout the course of Clare's childhood adolescence, and adulthood, Henry periodically visits his wife to be.

By the time that Clare and Henry meet for the first time, Clare has essentially known Henry for her entire life (if that makes any sense).

After a reasonable beginning, the movie loses steam because it becomes confusing and even boring. Often, older or younger versions of Henry replace the Henry of the present, leaving the audience baffled.

At his own wedding, Henry disappears just minutes before the ceremony is about to start. A much older version of Henry (with grey hair to boot) must fill in for the younger version of himself at the couple's wedding.

Despite its flaws, the film does have some light moments. When Henry travels through time and arrives with no clothes or money; the movie appropriately seizes the moment to make fun of his situation.

The ending includes a twist, but it isn't enough to pull the movie out the grave ditch it digs throughout the course of the film.

Director Robert Schwentke (Flightplan) deserves some credit, though; he skillfully sprinkles hints of comedy throughout.

But despite the laughs, the confusing plot of The Time Traveler's Wife is its downfall.