People are genetically designed to stop aging at 25, with one sweet catch : you are genetically engineered to
live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it.
The
rich "earn" decades at a time (remaining at age 25), becoming
essentially immortal, while the rest beg, borrow or steal enough hours
to make it through the day. When a man from the wrong side of the
tracks is falsely accused of murder, he is forced to go on the run with
a beautiful hostage (Amanda Seyfried, who I'm pretty certain is in the process of evolving from a 1950s era alien). Living minute to minute, the duo's love becomes a
powerful tool in their war against the system. With
some pretty laboured dialogue (with several lines, that aren't as
inspiring as Niccols thinks it does, repeated ad nauseum) and clunky
performances, you could mistake this pricey Justin Timberlake vehicle
as little more than a "clever little Year 10 Media Project".
The
idea, in theory, is rock solid - it seems a shame more isn't done to
really explore some of the deeper themes and ideas like the far
superior Gattaca did with such ease. Instead all we are left with is a donut that someone's forgot to fill with jam.
Alas, In Time delivers
little more than a lot of running while looking sexy, and a fairly one note concept that
acts as little more than a thinly veiled critique on those pesky 1% we
hear so much about lately.
A backwards step for Timberlake who, until now, hadn't put a foot wrong with his exploding film career. DVD Special Features
Sadly, no extras that we know of at this point in
time. There is a good chance you'll be able to check out a pretty
laboured behind the scenes featurette which will make the idea of In Time even more interesting (and point out just how badly the film was actually executed). Conclusion:
Movie 45% Extras: N/A
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