Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

arthousefilms-68-939717 ******************SPOILER ALERT - This movie had me from the beginning. It was a fun, high-concept, fantasy with quirky story beats and solid casting. I was along for the ride for the whole movie until Oona ends up with the wrong guy at the end, her step-sister's boyfriend. The entire movie was spent building relationship chemistry between Oona and Mikey, only to have it yanked out from us at the end. The ending felt very manipulative and forced because we were rooting for Mikey and Oona to be together.A cool way to have treated this, would have been to have Mikey's newly installed timer zero out in a past time in history when he was at the surprise party and Oona's timer was going off. It could have easily worked that Oona's timer was for Mikey and Steph's boyfriend's timer was for Steph (because she had hers removed). But, I guess if I didn't watch the movie's ending scene, I would have loved this film.

Zev A sci-fi romantic comedy with an intriguing concept: A gadget is invented that lets you know exactly when you will meet 'The One', getting rid of 'all the guesswork'.This movie does some interesting things with it, but not enough, and then it stops being interesting for a flat ending.It deals with a woman who has decades of waiting to do and shows how she is resigned to her fate and only has one-night stands in the meantime, preferably with 'timer-guys' since they aren't 'conflicted'.It explores another woman who's timer is blinking because her One hasn't gotten a timer yet, and her frustrating search for him, trying to get her dates to put on a timer to know for sure if she should stay with them.It also briefly touches on a case of a young boy who meets his One when he is 14 and still inexperienced and confused.But that's as interesting as it gets. I had a million questions and ideas while watching the movie, but the movie just lazily attaches a predictable ending, and you can see they just stopped thinking at a certain point.For example, the young boy: What is the damage to someone who sees his life already mapped out for him at 14? Wouldn't he possibly lash out and try to have sex with as many other girls as possible?If the timer 'only confirms what you already know', then why was the timer's revelation at the end so obviously wrong for everyone? Where are the organized groups of people against the timer? Pick a reason: Religion, adventure-seekers, bohemians, people who don't believe in the One, or in monogamy, etc etc.Why did Steph want to remove the timer? She already knew what it says that it would take 14 more years... there would be no change in her mind after removing it.Why did Dan get a timer after he was so sure that he already had the One and seemed so against it?Technically, how can the Timer read 'Oxytocin' levels ('the hormone of love') if you haven't fallen in love yet? But I suppose one has to ignore things like this and suspend disbelief for a while...And lots of interesting questions that this movie never explores: What if you are supposed to have two Ones (one after the other)? What if you fall in love with two people at once? Why don't people ever doubt the Timer? What if you are supposed to get some life experience with someone who isn't the One before you meet the One? What happens if you meet the One but then screw it up by cheating on them? Why aren't there people who never meet the One? Why don't people think of these and many more questions like these in this movie? And if the Timer is really only measuring hormones, then these questions are perfectly valid and many more like them.And then there's the ending: A confused and unsatisfactory mess. So they force themselves to get to know each other and suddenly avoid people they really care for just because the Timer told them to... not exactly a happy ending, and it doesn't go with what the Timer is all about as well. I can appreciate that things aren't supposed to click all at once, and that what we need (versus what we want for now) may not be obvious at first, but why aren't people doubting that they may be making it happen only because of the Timer? And so on. In summary: This is the kind of idea that could have been 500 times better in capable hands (Gondry? Kaufman?). Which makes this lazy movie that less enjoyable.

Claudio Carvalho In a near future, many people wear a timer implanted in their wrists by matchmakers to find their soul mates and true love. The twenty-nine year-old orthodontist Oona O'Leary (Emma Caulfield) is worried about her future since she cannot find her true love. When she meets the twenty- two year old supermarket cashier and musician Mikey Evers (John Patrick Amedori), his timer shows that they will be together in four months and she falls for him.Oona lives with her stepsister and best friend Steph Depaul (Michelle Borth) that works as receptionist in a nursing home. When Steph meets the widow Dan (Desmond Harrington) that does not wear a timer, they start seeing each other. Meanwhile Oona finds that Mikey's timer is fake and she is affected by her discovery. The birthday of Oona and Steph is on the same day and their mother Marion Depaul (JoBeth Williams) invites Mikey and Dan to the party. On the eve, Oona and Steph decide to remove the timer, but when Oona is ready to take it of, the timer is activated by someone who has just implanted it. Who could be her soul mate?"TiMER" is a charming romantic comedy with a different but silly concept, but also flawed with an awful conclusion. The idea would be acceptable in a future or a near future, but even Oona's father had implanted a timer when she was born meaning thirty years ago. The perfect message would be with Oona daring to love Mikey free of her mother's oppression for using the timer and Steph and Dan together. Further, there are several questions raised along the story without answer. For example, has Oone reconciled with her father? Did he like Mikey's CD? What has happened to Steph and how would be her relationship with Oona if she stays with Dan? My vote is four.Title (Brazil): "Timer – Contagem Regressiva para o Amor" ("Timer- Countdown to Love)

bikedo I can't communicate how much I love this movie. Definitely a film for indie, sci/fi, romance lovers. Its almost like reading a short novel - on the surface its still enjoyable, but it has so much irony, symbolism, and subtlety to it that it seems to still have something in it every time you watch it. Like many other reviewers have said, it is very thought-provoking. To be honest, this helped me a lot through a bad breakup. Are we really meant to have only one "soul-mate"? And how much is it supposed to hurt when we end it with someone that doesn't turn out to be "the one"? On top of all the emotional questions it brings up, this movie is honest, well acted, clever, funny, and quirky. It might not be for everyone or every situation (first date-wise, probably a snore) but its well-worth it for anyone with an appreciation for quirkiness and deeper- meanings. Well done! PS. So...anyone else notice how identical the TiMER store is to the Apple store?