| SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds), celebrated author of the bestseller
The Five Minute Efficiency Trainer, has perfected the art
of living via a foolproof system of timetables and index cards.
In fact, his daily "to do" lists are legendary.
A man known for playing it safe, Frank doesn't believe in
spontaneity. Every choice he makes is deliberate designed
to contribute to a well-ordered, predictable life. But life,
as he soon learns, never adheres to a strict schedule.
Frank's wife, Susan (Emily Mortimer), and seven-year-old
daughter, Jesse (Matreya Fedor), find his obsession charming
in small doses, but as a steady diet it can be very frustrating.
One morning, Susan attempts to loosen her husband's scheduling
stranglehold by adding ten minutes to his day. But, by setting
the clock backward instead of forward, she inadvertently unleashes
a series of mishaps that turn his meticulously ordered life
upside down. A belligerent ferryman, a ruthless seductress,
a reluctant mother-to-be and the secret amor of his best friend,
Buddy (Stuart Townsend), combine to send his life into complete
chaos.
As his life unravels in several directions simultaneously,
however, a stunning family revelation forces Frank to look
fate squarely in the eye. Shaken to his core, he starts living
entirely "in the moment," allowing him to defy the
conventions that have heretofore defined him. Those carefully
coordinated index cards that had once kept his life in perfect
order now become a deck of chance as Frank scribbles spontaneous
ideas on random cards, shuffles, chooses and follows the luck
of the draw ... with unexpected results.
Frank is about to discover that not even an efficiency expert
armed with timetables and index cards can change the serendipitous
nature of family and friendship, love and forgiveness.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Warner Bros Pictures
Production Co:
Castle Rock Entertainment
Lone Star Film Group
Frederic Golchan Prod.
Release Date:
March 14, 2008 (Phoenix, Sacramento)
RELATED LINKS__________
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