2:22 (2017 film)

2:22 is a 2017 American-Australian science fiction thriller film directed by Paul Currie, written by Nathan Parker and Todd Stein, and starring Michiel Huisman, Teresa Palmer and Sam Reid. The film’s plot involves air traffic controller Dylan Branson, who, thanks to a mysterious anomaly at 2:22, prevented the collision of two aircraft and met Sarah, whose destinies appear to be tied to the time 2:22. The film was released in theaters and on VOD on June 30, 2017.[2]

2:22
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Currie
Produced byBill Mechanic
Steve Hutensky
Paul Currie
Bruce Davey
Jodi Matterson
Written byNathan Parker
Todd Stein
Starring
Music byLisa Gerrard
James Orr
CinematographyDavid Eggby
Edited byWilliam Hoy
Sean Lahiff
Gary Woodyard
Production
company
Lightstream Pictures
Pandemonium Films
Walk The Walk Entertainment
Distributed byMagnet Releasing
Release date
  • June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
Australia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.6 million[1]

Plot

New York air traffic controller Dylan Branson is getting ready to celebrate his 30th birthday soon. On the day when it is told in the morning news that a supernova 30 light years from Earth can be observed in the sky, a streak of inexplicable events begins in his life. He has a dream in which at the Grand Central Station in New York at exactly 2:22, a person begins to shoot with a revolver. At exactly 2:22 in the afternoon, at work as an air traffic controller at John F. Kennedy International Airport, an inexplicable stupor engulfs him for several seconds, and because of that he manages to prevent a collision of two planes at the last moment. Colleagues cannot understand what happened, Dylan himself is in shock, and the leadership removes him from work for the duration of the investigation.

He notices a pattern: at the same moments in time, the same thing happens to him every day. He hears the same sounds, conversations, he witnesses events of the same type, and by 2:21, he somehow necessarily arrives at Grand Central Station, where he also sees the same events, although they differ in details. Exactly at 2:22 he hears the sound of breaking glass and sees a flash. Dylan does not understand what is happening, he is trying to find a pattern in what is happening to him. Meanwhile, Dylan meets a woman named Sarah who was a passenger on the arriving flight at the time of Dylan's inexplicable stupor. Dylan and Sarah immediately feel as if they have known each other for many years and also learn that they were born on the same day. Dylan feels that what is happening to him somehow affects Sarah, and fears that all this is a harbinger of something terrible.

Long thoughts, analysis, and also certain luck allow Dylan to uncover the secret of the strange intersection of the fate of him and Sarah with the fate of a pair of lovers who died tragically at Grand Central Station 30 years ago. That day a supernova occurred, the flash of which is just now reaching Earth. It also happens to be the day that both Dylan and Sarah were born. The cosmic cataclysm inexplicably connected the long-dead people with the living now, and now the tragedy of thirty years ago will happen again if Dylan cannot stop it.

As time approaches at 2:22, Dylan rushes to the Grand Central Terminal to find Jonas, Sarah's angry ex-boyfriend, with Sarah. Jonas aims his gun at Dylan, and then to Sarah. At 2:21 pm Jonas fires at Sarah but Dylan takes the hit to protect her. At 2:22 Jonas is shot and killed by the police. As Dylan momentarily passes out in Sarah's arms, she looks at the clock and sees that its 2:23pm. In the final scenes, Dylan (who has survived being shot) and Sarah, now his wife, live together with a baby. Dylan has overcome his fear of flying and is now a pilot.

Cast

Production

2:22 was produced by Pandemonium's Bill Mechanic, Walk The Walk Entertainment's Steve Hutensky and Lightstream Pictures' Paul Currie. Garrett Kelleher of Lightstream, David Fountain and Kel West of Flywheel Entertainment and Jackie O’Sullivan served as executive producers. Although the film is set in New York City, the actual filming location was in Fox Studios Australia and Moore Park in Sydney, Australia.[5]

Armie Hammer was attached to the film,[6] before Huisman took on the role.[3][7]

Release

Released on June 30, 2017, 2:22 grossed $4.6 million worldwide.[1][8]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 22% based on reviews from 9 critics.[9]

Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com wrote: "With a movie like this, it's hard to tell where the good idea ran out, as it seems to have been lost many drafts ago."[10] Todd Jorgenson of Cinemalogue wrote: "The many contrivances diminish the potential for emotional investment in the characters - or figuring out what's happening to them and why."[11] Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com gives the film a grade "D" and writes: "Currie can't connect the dots in a fascinating way, with the entire effort resembling more of a screenwriting exercise than a hypnotic overview of celestial guidance."[12][13]

Edward Douglas of Film Journal International called the film "An intriguing exploration of fate vs. circumstance and coincidence that ends up being far better than it should be, but only if it's not taken too seriously."[14] Danielle Solzman of Solzy at the Movies wrote: "If Groundhog Day had been made as a thriller, it's possible that 2:22 could have been that film."[5]

References
  1. "2:22". The Numbers. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. "2:22 Trailer #1 (2017)". May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. Frater, Patrick (January 30, 2015). "'Game of Thrones' Star Michiel Huisman Gets Call for '2:22'".
  4. Tartaglione, Nancy (January 30, 2015). "Sam Reid Makes Time For '2:22' With Michiel Huisman, Teresa Palmer – Berlin".
  5. Danielle Solzman (June 26, 2017). "2:22 - What If Groundhog Day Was A Thriller?". Solzy at the Movies.
  6. "Armie Hammer On For 2:22". Empire. May 2, 2011.
  7. "Armie Hammer to Star in Psychological Thriller". Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  8. "2:22". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  9. "2:22 (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  10. Allen, Nick (June 30, 2017). "2:22 Movie Review & Film Summary (2017)". Rogerebert.com.
  11. Todd Jorgenson (June 30, 2017). "Capsule reviews for June 30". Cinemalogue.
  12. Brian Orndorf (July 7, 2017). "2:22 (2017)".
  13. Michael Reuben (October 2, 2017). "2:22 Blu-ray".
  14. Edward Douglas (June 30, 2017). "Film Review: 2:22". Film Journal International.
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