Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Justin Timberlake | ... | Will Salas | |
Olivia Wilde | ... | Rachel Salas | |
Shyloh Oostwald | ... | Maya | |
Johnny Galecki | ... | Borel | |
Colin McGurk | ... | Citizen | |
Will Harris | ... | Ulysse | |
Michael William Freeman | ... | Nardin | |
Jesse Lee Soffer | ... | Webb | |
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Aaron Perilo | ... | Bell |
Nick Lashaway | ... | Ekman | |
Will Peltz | ... | Pierre | |
Ray Santiago | ... | Victa | |
Matt Bomer | ... | Henry Hamilton | |
Zuleyka Silver | ... | Pasha | |
Laura Ashley Samuels | ... | Sagita |
Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there's a catch: you're 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. Living minute to minute, the duo's love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system. Written by Twentieth Century Fox
If there's something instantly captivating about a movie - it's when the idea's new. In "In Time", the plot revolves around the interesting idea that time is the new currency and rules the world like the Dollar once used to. The poor must fight to live for a few days, the rich are practically immortal.
This could have become a new scifi milestone, if it wasn't for the poorly executed script, stiff acting and highly predictable plot. The scenes are thrown together and feel like reenacted from typical "Bonnie and Clyde", "Romeo and Juliet", two against the world and enemy of the state type movies. None of the scenes seem original or well executed. Actions and reactions by the actors seem unnatural or rushed, unrealistic even. Some character development just feels plain wrong. Not because of the plot, but because the characters don't seem to be portrayed very well. Although a scifi movie, realism is still necessary. "In time" shows a world that is not believable and many scenes seem straight stupid.
It's not a great movie. If not for the cool plot idea and the likable main character, it wouldn't be worth watching at all. But if you want to see a world, albeit fake, where people fight over time to survive, give it a go.