TiMER

On a Scale of 1 to 10 with 10 Being the Best

7

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Plot: A new device attached to the wrist is able to count down to when a person will meet the love of their life. Unfortunately for Oona O'Leary, her timer is blank, as her true love has not gotten his timer yet. Oona is feeling stunted as she is 30 years old and has no clue if she will meet her true love or if she's already dating him. Steph Depaul, Oona's stepsister, has a timer that isn't supposed to go off until she is 40 years old. Together the sisters try to handle their crappy love timers. Besides the two sisters, we also see how timers affect those who are against them, those who got timers very early, and how timers have possibly changed destinies. For a romantic movie I thought it was quite clever and recommend it to others.

Characters/Actors of Note:

Emma Caulfield playing Oona O'Leary: Ms. Caulfield plays a stunted and desperate character. Her character is going to be 30 years old and knows that if she is going to have kids, that he better show up fast. Oona only dates men who do not have timers to see if they are the ones that make her timer beep. Her step-sister's philosophy is to sleep around and have fun, as she will be too old to have it with her true love. Oona decides that she will try it out this philosophy with a man that is 8 years younger and feels conflicted. Ms. Caulfield does a fairly good job acting. This movie is "Made for Netflix" so I was expecting the acting to be pretty cliche. Her acting boarders on cliche but the script is to clever that it wasn't very noticeable.  

Michelle Borth playing Steph Depaul: Ms. Borth's character was more interesting that Ms. Caulfield's. Steph had a timer that worked but it was so far in the future that she became distraught and angry. She got a job in a nursing home to be around those that don't have timers and works at a bar to pick up guys that do have timers. She doesn't mind sleezing around because she feels she has been cheated. Steph has a good heart though and tries to set up her sister with good people. After meeting a guy without a timer, she learns about how people used to guess on who their loved one was and how the emotions were much higher. I can see growth with this character and really appreciated it. Well done Ms. Borth.

John Patrick Amedori playing Mikey: Man, this guy is handsome but he is also a great actor. Mr. Amedori's character is a young player. Mikey has a timer that is going to go off in four months but is discouraged that he can't date around because others consider that "cheating," even though he has never met the woman. Oona decides to see Mikey and both have a lot of fun. Later, Mikey gives us another surprising perspective on timers and why he does not agree with the idea of them. In a subliminal way he shows us why people want timers as well. I thought that Mr. Amedori's portrayal was relaxing from the stressful sisters but is also thought provoking.

Music: I really enjoyed the tune they used in this film. It was cutesy and could be changed to be a sad tone or an upbeat one. The other songs used in this film are enjoyable as well. The music was great for blending the movie together and also for keeping us up with the mood. It really completed the film.

Camera Work/Cinematography: The cinematography bordered on being tiresome but they would break it up with dreams, close-ups, or a shock of white. The camera work was pretty good as they would film from outside a window, in the street, or above their heads. The film looked alright but was close to bordering average.

RECAP:

The movie is incredibly clever, humorous, and sad and that makes it a must-see. The acting was either pretty average or pretty good. The music was wonderful and the cinematography was not that bad. This film has a great script and everything else is pretty good. Watch and see for yourself and tell me what you think. Time is slipping away you know.

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