A 2014 woeful misfire from the Spierig Brothers (Daybreakers/Winchester). Ethan Hawke stars in this scifi thriller (reuniting w/his Daybreakers authors) as a temporal cop, as it were, who masquerades as a bartender when a man walks in, gets poured a whiskey (leave the bottle!) & regales Hawke w/an incredible tale of how he was once a woman who wanted to be in the space business but due to his biological make-up (he was born w/both a male & female chromosome rendering her ineffective to the program she so desperately wants to be a part of) he's endured (frankly unnecessary!) a reassignment surgery after having a relationship w/a loser who abandoned her in college & since his dreams of being in the space biz were never realized (even as a man he tried again & failed to make the cut), he finds himself living an aimless existence, working menial jobs to make ends meet which prompts Hawke to reveal himself as the time cop he is & gives him a chance to make a difference. Oh did I mention there is a mad bomber Hawke is pursuing who will cause thousands to perish in a calamity? Based on a story by Robert Heinlein (Starship Troopers), this tortured affair which also stars Sarah Snook (currently on Succession) & Noah Taylor (from Almost Famous) has such a reveal which is so dumb & nonsensical it nearly had me pulling my hair out...& I'm balding. A lot of labor & care went into this project clearly (the time travel device, a suitcase where the user can program his destination using the security tumblers) but whether the conceit of the piece is from the author or worse the Spierigs, it makes me fear for whatever future comes down our way.