In Time

Ratings: 7.5/10

Film Class: B

Genre: Action Sci-Fi

I really loved the ideas and concept behind the movie. In Time is set in a hypothetical era where everyone only gets to age till 25 years old, and only has a year more to live. However, the people can "trade" or more accurately "transfer" time from one individual to another just by the grabbing of another's arm (a little too easy I feel). Their "lifespan" or timespan is shown on their left arm. 

Justin Timberlake, or Will Salas is just an ordinary guy living in the "dumpster" or lowerclass citizen doomed to die after he reaches 25 years old and isn't bothered by it. He makes full use of his time by running to destinations and doing meaningful stuff. However, everything changed for him when he tries to save another guy who has a century of time in his hands, literally. People with that much time in their hands only suffer 1 fate in the lowerclass zone... death by murder. 

Will was unexpectedly given the 100 years by his new acquaintance and was told to make full use of his time. He then travels to the inner, or outer parts of the city, to another zone where the time-rich people are... where a hundred years is nothing to wow about. There, he meets the tycoon's daughter, Slyvia Weis, played by Amanda Seyfried and steals her heart and life. 

Hunted down by "time-keepers" or rather the "cops" of the era for murder, Will, together with Slyvia must find a way to disrupt the imbalance of time in a warped world. 

Though I personally didn't like the acting of both leads, the storyline got me on the edge of my seats most of the time. Whenever the leads' time clicks down to mere seconds, it never fails to cut off the oxygen in my lungs. This movie reminded me to cherish my life, and make full use of my time on earth. Unlike the movie where you almost certainly know when you're gonna die, it's not the same here in the real world. 

Before I start muttering on philosophies and urging you to cherish your lives and those around you, I better not waste yours and tell you if this movie really is worth your time watching... It is, it kinda reminded me of Total Recall (no idea why) and it has a solemn and abstract feel to it. There's actually more to this movie than meets the eye, but with eye candy casts like Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, it's expected to get lost in them instead of the movie. 

Cillian Murphy was exceptional in this movie. Everything about him just feels detestably cool. I liked the motivation and ideals the leads were working towards, and though the movie wasn't super action-packed with hot car chases, blaring explosions and high-teched guns, In Time would easily be one of the top Sci-Fi movies with a great storyline concept.