"Kate & Leopold" suffers the misfortune of getting released when tales of time travel may have exhausted audiences. The presence of Meg Ryan will certainly boost the profile of this Miramax release with under-25 females. Nor does the romance between Ryan's cynical modern woman and Hugh Jackman's world-weary 19th century nobleman produce sparks.

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