TiMER (2009)

If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?

Director:

Jac Schaeffer

Writer:

Jac Schaeffer

Stars:

Emma Caulfield, John Patrick Amedori, Scott Holroyd

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emma Caulfield	...	Oona O'Leary
John Patrick Amedori	...	Mikey Evers
Scott Holroyd	...	Brian
Kali Rocha	...	Matchmaker Patty
Katherine Von Till	...	Local News Anchor
Ho-Kwan Tse	...	Scientist
Louise Claps	...	Wife
Jason Berger	...	Boyfriend
Gabrielle Dennis	...	Girlfriend
Marques Ray	...	Guy in Car
Sean C. Francis	...	CEO (as Sean Francis)
Susan Ziegler	...	Detractor
Christopher T. Wood	...	Primetime News Anchor
Cristina Cimellaro	...	TV Hostess
Forest Erickson	...	Eric

Storyline

When implanted in a person's wrist, a TiMER counts down to the day the wearer finds true love. But Oona O'Leary faces the rare dilemma of a blank TiMER. Her soul mate - whoever and wherever he is - has yet to have a TiMER implanted. Staring down the barrel of thirty and tired of waiting for her would-be life partner to get off the dime, Oona breaks her own rules and falls for Mikey, a charming and inappropriately young supermarket clerk with a countdown of four months.

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Plot Keywords:

soul mate | count down | wrist | love | clock | 

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Taglines:

When will you find the one?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Szerelemóra

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Truckbeef

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emma Caulfield also co-stars with the Timer matchmaker Kali Rocha in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as demon friends who later become antagonists, much like their relationship in Timer.

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Goofs

When Oona and Mikey are in the kitchen, at the end of the movie, the eggs are rearranged between takes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Brian: Am I late?
Oona: Hi! No. Yes, 5 minutes, but who's counting.
Brian: We are, right?

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Soundtracks

"Better off"
Performed by Let's go Sailing

User Reviews

Endearing, thought-provoking, funny gem of a a film

I went into "TiMER" mainly drawn into the premise, somewhat expecting the film to not live up to what I thought was a brilliant and fascinating concept. But it ended up exceeding my expectations, and I am now completely enamored by this film.

"TiMER" is as close as a film is going to get to being this year's "(500) Days of Summer," in that it's a romantic comedy, but an unconventional one, and one that really comes out and says something (or at least proposes a question or two) about love instead of being two hours of cheesy chick-flick fluff. It's thought-provoking and will give you plenty to discuss with a friend after seeing it, and at the same time it's very enjoyable and entertaining. It's full of truly laugh-out-loud and slightly quirky humor, and it has a couple good twists I didn't see coming.

One other thing I loved about "TiMER" is the characters. Many romantic comedies have the one-dimensional supporting characters who are just there for the sake of filling the role of "main character's bff," etc. But all of the supporting characters in "TiMER" were multi- dimensional and distinctive, and they all had their own stories that I became invested in without detracting from the main focus of Oona's story.

Whether you're looking for the next romantic comedy that strays a bit from the prescribed path, or you're looking to answer the "what if?" this film proposes, or you're just looking for a quality independent film of any sort, "TiMER" will be well worth your time.