Kate (Meg Ryan) and her brother Charlie (Breckin Meyer) live in New York in the 21st Century. Her ex-boy friend, Stuart (Liev Schreiber) is a scientist and lives above her apartment. He comes across this space near the Brooklyn Bridge where there is a gap in time. He goes back to the 19th century and starts taking pictures of that place. He is spotted by Leopold (Hugh Jackman), the Duke living in the 1870's. He is mused by Stuart's tiny camera and decides to follow him. Stuart goes to the Brooklyn Bridge and jumps through the time gap with the Duke jumping along with him. They both land in the present century. Stuart is admitted to the hospital due to some grievous injuries and Leopold left alone to discover his new surroundings. He befriends Charlie and stays at his place.
Kate returns from work and sees Leopold at her home. Though hesitant, she allows him to stay but is not very amused with the story of time gap. As the movie proceeds, we see how Leopold tries to win over Kate and of course, we get to chivalry at its best. Meg Ryan is at her charming best and Hugh Jackman is pretty believable as the Duke, a mix of gentleman and toughie. Watch this movie for some mushy romance fused with fairy tale stuff.
