Time travel has taken many forms in film. From time machines, to a DeLorean, a space ship sling-shotting around the sun, and even a hot tub, it felt like we’d seen just about every form of time travel conceivable. Well, we were wrong. One More Shot introduces a whole new way of jumping backwards into the past, taking a shot of tequila. While the film is original in that way, the rest of this Australian film doesn’t offer anything new and really isn’t worth sitting through the hour and a half run time.

After running into her ex  only to discover that he’s happily moved on, and being told that she needs to move out in the new year, Minnie (Emily Browning) is decidedly having a bad day. Unfortunately her evening doesn’t get much better.  She’s talked into attending an end of the millennium party where she hopes to hook up with a friend she’s hooked up with many times before, but he’s brought a date to the party that he plans to propose to.

When midnight hits, Minnie hopes to drown away her sorrows by taking a shot from a bottle of tequila that she brought to the party, but instead of intoxicating her, it takes her back to the start of the evening which gives her a chance to change the outcome of the night. When that doesn’t work she takes another shot and starts the night over again. And again. And again.

If it sounds like you’ve seen this movie before, you probably have. It’s a story that’s been told time and time again. The difference this time around though is that Minnie really isn’t the type of character you can get behind. She’s a sad sack, who really doesn’t have many redeeming qualities. You feel sorry for her, but you don’t want to see her succeed. This isn’t a way to draw in an audience. When Bill Murray found himself traveling back in time over and over again in Groundhog Day, you started to see a different side of him. His character grew throughout the film, and in the end you grew to like him. It’s not really the case for Minnie. She’s single minded in her desires, and she doesn’t care what anyone else may want. While she may grow up by the end, it’s too late to actually care.

The other issue with the film is the story itself. It’s very one dimensional, and some of the things that happen are just groan inducing. It’s like the writer was trying to be shocking, without knowing how to do it properly. For instance, there is some slapstick style violence that really has no place in the film. There are also some very poorly written plot twists that don’t make any sense.

In the end you’d be better off watching almost anything else you can find. Put on Groundhog Day, Back to the Future or even Hot Tub Time Machine. You’ll have a better time. If you do happen to watch it, try to find a bottle of tequila, take a shot, and see if it takes you back to a time before you decided to put it on.