THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE **½ (Max on Comcast) Eric Bana plays a man afflicted with “chrono-impermanence,’’ meaning he bounces back and forth between moments in his own life. It’s hell on a relationship, but his wife (Rachel McAdams) bears up with a beatific smile. An effective tear-jerker, but the film’s extreme tenderness leads mostly to dullness. (PG-13; runs through Sept. 8) TY BURR
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT ** (HBO on Comcast) Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel play a mismatched pair - she’s a neatnik, he’s a cocky slob - forced to raise their friends’ orphaned toddler together. An improvement over Heigl’s last few movies, this is brisk, pleasantly acted, painless date-night fluff - the sort of thing that gives bland and predictable a good name. (PG-13; runs through Sept. 12) TY BURR
