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Directed by Andrew Niccol
Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy
The plot focuses around the concept that people stop aging
from 25. In order to keep living, time is money and acts as the currency of the
future. People are paid in time and have to lose time in order to buy things. And
just like money, there are those who have time and those that don’t. Will Salas
falls into the former of those categories and finds himself on the run from Timekeepers
and trying desperately to beat the elitist system.
The concept itself raises some interesting socialist ideas,
however it seems Niccol is reluctant to make too much of a political statement,
despite the fact what was hinted at was the best part of the movie. The two villains
of the piece (Pettyfer and Murphy) are the most enjoyable in terms of acting. Although
baddies always seem to have more to work with! They are sleek, wicked and lend
to the funnier moments of the movie.
Controversially, Amateur Reviews has to admit that the
performances of Seyfried and Timberlake did little to float our boat. As characters
they don’t seem to gel particularly well and were quite unsubstantial. The double
act had the potential to be very clever and were given some pretty quotable
lines however it all seemed lost in delivery.
The first act of the movie is promising but by the third it
all goes a bit Robin Hood and it feels a bit contrived. On a whole, In Time is
definitely worth a watch because as an idea it had so much potential but it’s
the execution that leaves a lot of be desired in our opinion. The cast is full
of beautiful big hitters who are all supposed to be 25, the sets and soundtrack
is stunning so all in all it is probably worth checking out. Just don’t go into
it thinking this is going to change the way you think about our system.
Rating: 6
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