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.
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