[2] Laurie is forcefully retired as a downhill racer when her concerns about her signs of aging cause her to lose her last race by 2 seconds (hence the name of the movie).
Laurie and the one bike she was allowed to keep then move in with her geeky, physics-loving brother who is trying very hard to find a girlfriend.
Because of this, she breaks the chain on her bike one day, leading to her meeting with her soon-to-be best friend Lorenzo.
offered her a job at the bicycle company, but one of her co workers, Willie, tries to make her life miserable.
[3] Brendan Kelly of Variety praised the film, saying "there is no shortage of nifty visual flourishes.