"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. In this movie "Rip" turns out to be the son of that famous orignal Rip, arguing that the original story was real, not fiction.
The story in this Hallmark movie takes it a step beyond towards modern ideas of Quantum Physics, namely that if young Rip in 1787 had been in the cave at the right time during a lightning storm then space-time could have warped to form a wormhole to the present, 2022.
So he appears in the barn, he assures the young boy he encounters that he is not a danger, both are confused at who he is and what period he is from.
Whenever a fictional time-travel story is written there must be a "proof" that this isn't just a dream, or a ruse. In this story it comes in the form of a musket ball removed from a wound he encountered in battle in the 1770s, an object that could only have been in his leg if he truly was from the period he claims.
So the mysterious Rip and the single mother of the young boy get along, he starts to help on the farm, while the town deputy who is sweet on the woman tries to get Rip to leave.
All-in-all an interesting movie concept presented in an entertaining manner. However, the usual "Hallmark Kiss" comes not during the final minute, as is usually the case, instead it comes with 13 minutes left.
My wife and I watched it at home after our usual Saturday evening steak and wine dinner with chocolate cake for dessert, on DVD from our public library.
The story in this Hallmark movie takes it a step beyond towards modern ideas of Quantum Physics, namely that if young Rip in 1787 had been in the cave at the right time during a lightning storm then space-time could have warped to form a wormhole to the present, 2022.
So he appears in the barn, he assures the young boy he encounters that he is not a danger, both are confused at who he is and what period he is from.
Whenever a fictional time-travel story is written there must be a "proof" that this isn't just a dream, or a ruse. In this story it comes in the form of a musket ball removed from a wound he encountered in battle in the 1770s, an object that could only have been in his leg if he truly was from the period he claims.
So the mysterious Rip and the single mother of the young boy get along, he starts to help on the farm, while the town deputy who is sweet on the woman tries to get Rip to leave.
All-in-all an interesting movie concept presented in an entertaining manner. However, the usual "Hallmark Kiss" comes not during the final minute, as is usually the case, instead it comes with 13 minutes left.
My wife and I watched it at home after our usual Saturday evening steak and wine dinner with chocolate cake for dessert, on DVD from our public library.