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TiMER
TiMER
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Jac Schaeffer
Written by	Jac Schaeffer
Produced by	Jennifer Glynn; Rikki Jarrett; Jac Schaeffer
Starring	Emma Caulfield; Michelle Borth; John Patrick Amedori; Desmond Harrington; JoBeth Williams; Kali Rocha
Cinematography	Harris Charalambous
Edited by	Peter Samet
Music by	Andrew Kaiser
Production; company	Truckbeef
Distributed by	Present Pictures; Capewatch Pictures
Release dates	April 26, 2009 (Tribeca); May 14, 2010 (United States);
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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TiMER is a 2009 science-fiction romantic comedy film by Jac Schaeffer about a device that counts down to the moment one meets his or her soulmate.

Plot

TiMER is a corporation specializing in a unique matchmaking device. For a nominal monthly fee, the company can equip anyone with a countdown timer that counts down to the point that the customer is brought into contact with his or her soulmate. The night before meeting a soulmate, the TiMER reaches zero, and will begin to beep when the soulmates meet the following day. After more than fifteen years of operation, the company has a 98% approval rating.

Oona (Emma Caulfield), an orthodontist, has a blank timer, meaning her soulmate has not been equipped with one. In an attempt to search for her soulmate, Oona brings her latest timerless boyfriend to TiMER in the hope that they will get a matching beep, but, as before, their timers do not match and they separate. Oona begins to express doubt in the effectiveness of the TiMER due to the influence of her roommate and stepsister, Steph, who will not meet her soulmate until she is 43. Steph enjoys her situation by sleeping with men whose timers are about to expire and are looking for a last random encounter before they meet their soulmate.

Oona is unwilling to give up on finding her perfect mate, however, she wavers because of a grocery clerk Mikey (John Patrick Amedori), who encourages her to live in the present rather than stress about the future. Mikey only has a few months left before he'll meet his soulmate, making their relationship complicated and Oona cautious. Oona discovers there is room for living before meeting her soulmate, but she cannot fully suppress her reluctance. Steph, who works at a retirement home, meets Dan who is there to see his grandfather. They start to form a relationship. Dan doesn't have a TiMER. Meanwhile, Oona discovers that Mikey's TiMER was a fake and they have a fight, they end up making up later, however. With Steph and Oona both happy with the men they have met. They both decide to have their TiMERs removed claiming that it no longer matters what they say.

Steph goes first to have hers removed and just as Oona's is about to be removed, her countdown finally starts (meaning her soulmate has finally gotten a TiMER). Steph encourages her to just remove it anyway, but Oona, having waited for this moment for 16 years, decides to keep it on. The next day, it is Oona and Steph's birthday party. Both Dan and Mikey had shown up to surprise them. Steph arrives first and Oona later, since they are still fighting. As Oona arrives, she walks directly toward her sister who is with Dan, she makes eye contact with Dan and their TiMERs both start beeping. Mikey and Steph both make an exit. Oona chases after Mikey but he is gone, and when she talks to Dan and Steph, Steph is furious. Steph later forgives Oona and Oona goes over to Mikey's, telling him she had her TiMER removed and that it didn't matter. Mikey and Oona both know this is untrue and they say goodbye. The next morning Oona is doing her daily run when she sees Dan there practicing with his relay team. There is an implied love connection beginning to blossom between them.

Cast

Emma Caulfield as Oona O'Leary
Michelle Borth as Steph DePaul
John Patrick Amedori as Mikey Evers
Desmond Harrington as Dan the Man
JoBeth Williams as Marion DePaul
Kali Rocha as Matchmaker Patty

Reception

The film received a 63% rating at Rotten Tomatoes from the critics based on 12 reviews, and an audience score of 64% based on 2,720 reviews.^[1]

References

^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Flixster. Retrieved 8 November 2012.

External links

[Rotten_Tomatoes-1] "Rotten Tomatoes". Flixster. Retrieved 8 November 2012.

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-'''''TiMER''''' is a 2009 science-fiction romantic comedy film by [[Jac Schaeffer]] about a device that counts down to the moment you meet your soul mate.
+'''''TiMER''''' is a 2009 science-fiction romantic comedy film by [[Jac Schaeffer]] about a device that counts down to the moment one meets his or her soulmate.
 ==Plot==
 {{All plot|date=July 2010}}
-TiMER is a corporation specializing in a unique matchmaking device. For a nominal monthly fee, the company can equip anyone with a countdown timer that counts down to the point that the customer is brought into contact with his or her soul mate. The night before meeting a soul mate, the TiMER reaches zero, and will begin to beep when the soul mates meet the following day. After more than fifteen years of operation, the company has a 98% approval rating.
+TiMER is a corporation specializing in a unique matchmaking device. For a nominal monthly fee, the company can equip anyone with a countdown timer that counts down to the point that the customer is brought into contact with his or her soulmate. The night before meeting a soulmate, the TiMER reaches zero, and will begin to beep when the soulmates meet the following day. After more than fifteen years of operation, the company has a 98% approval rating.
-Oona ([[Emma Caulfield]]), an orthodontist, has a blank timer, meaning her soulmate has not been equipped with one. In an attempt to search for her soulmate, Oona brings her latest timerless boyfriend to TiMER in the hope that they will get a matching beep, but, as before, their timers do not match and they separate. Oona begins to express doubt in the effectiveness of the TiMER due to the influence of her roommate and stepsister, Steph, who will not meet her soul mate until she is 43. Steph enjoys her situation by sleeping with men whose timers are about to expire and are looking for a last random encounter before they meet their soul mate.
+Oona ([[Emma Caulfield]]), an orthodontist, has a blank timer, meaning her soulmate has not been equipped with one. In an attempt to search for her soulmate, Oona brings her latest timerless boyfriend to TiMER in the hope that they will get a matching beep, but, as before, their timers do not match and they separate. Oona begins to express doubt in the effectiveness of the TiMER due to the influence of her roommate and stepsister, Steph, who will not meet her soulmate until she is 43. Steph enjoys her situation by sleeping with men whose timers are about to expire and are looking for a last random encounter before they meet their soulmate.
-Oona is unwilling to give up on finding her perfect mate, however, she wavers because of a grocery clerk Mikey ([[John Patrick Amedori]]), who encourages her to live in the present rather than stress about the future. Mikey only has a few months left before he'll meet his soulmate, making their relationship complicated and Oona cautious. Oona discovers there is room for living before meeting her soul mate, but she cannot fully suppress her reluctance.  Steph, who works at a retirement home, meets Dan who is there to see his grandfather.  They start to form a relationship.  Dan doesn't have a TiMER.  Meanwhile, Oona discovers that Mikey's TiMER was a fake and they have a fight, they end up making up later, however. With Steph and Oona both happy with the men they have met.  They both decide to have their TiMERs removed claiming that it no longer matters what they say.
+Oona is unwilling to give up on finding her perfect mate, however, she wavers because of a grocery clerk Mikey ([[John Patrick Amedori]]), who encourages her to live in the present rather than stress about the future. Mikey only has a few months left before he'll meet his soulmate, making their relationship complicated and Oona cautious. Oona discovers there is room for living before meeting her soulmate, but she cannot fully suppress her reluctance.  Steph, who works at a retirement home, meets Dan who is there to see his grandfather.  They start to form a relationship.  Dan doesn't have a TiMER.  Meanwhile, Oona discovers that Mikey's TiMER was a fake and they have a fight, they end up making up later, however. With Steph and Oona both happy with the men they have met.  They both decide to have their TiMERs removed claiming that it no longer matters what they say.
 Steph goes first to have hers removed and just as Oona's is about to be removed, her countdown finally starts (meaning her soulmate has finally gotten a TiMER).  Steph encourages her to just remove it anyway, but Oona, having waited for this moment for 16 years, decides to keep it on.  The next day, it is Oona and Steph's birthday party. Both Dan and Mikey had shown up to surprise them.  Steph arrives first and Oona later, since they are still fighting.  As Oona arrives, she walks directly toward her sister who is with Dan, she makes eye contact with Dan and their TiMERs both start beeping.  Mikey and Steph both make an exit.  Oona chases after Mikey but he is gone, and when she talks to Dan and Steph, Steph is furious.  Steph later forgives Oona and Oona goes over to Mikey's, telling him she had her TiMER removed and that it didn't matter.  Mikey and Oona both know this is untrue and they say goodbye.  The next morning Oona is doing her daily run when she sees Dan there practicing with his relay team.  There is an implied love connection beginning to blossom between them.