Timer

Some of Ms. Schaeffer's plot twists are easy to guess, but everyone's enjoyable to watch.

TiMER never rises above the level of a sitcom. All that's missing is the laugh track.

The lukewarm female talk occasionally grates and the men are portrayed as mind-numbingly simplistic, but on the whole this cyber-Cupid exercise is surprisingly affecting.

Essentially the film critiques both U.S. post-puberty dating rituals, the rise of iPhone popularity, the ridiculousness of looking for love via online dating sites and apps, and our inability to do anything anymore without a money-back guarantee.