[Movie] In Time

A huge buzz surrounded this film before being finally released, and being a fan of science fiction myself, I couldn't help but give In Time a chance, in spite of it being too tied to such a "big name" such as Justin Timberlake. And while I can't say the movie disappointed, it wasn't the thriller I expected either.

The story here goes something along these lines: in the future, humans are born genetically altered to have a digital clock on their arms, and when they turn 25, they stop aging, but they have only one year left to live… unless they buy or earn more time, meaning they can live forever as 25-year-olds if they can afford it. Not a bad premise, but the overall plot elements really ruined this flick for me.

WHAT TO LOVE
The idea for the movie was great, it was a very cool concept, and whole "future-retro" look was awesome too. Photography was great, acting was decent enough (not top-notch by any means, except for Cillian Murphy, that even if a little type-cast here, is always an amazing actor), and the underlined social commentary about redistributing the wealth of the world so everyone can have a decent life, was pretty well done.


WHAT TO HATE
Stupid plot factors that could have derailed the movie at any point. I mean, in a society with cameras everywhere, did Will Salas really had to go all the way to the bridge to see the corpse of the guy who gave him all those years? He was already there.. had he not gone there, he would have never been a suspect of robbing him, and the whole movie wouldn't have existed. Then, even after knowing he was a fully identified fugitive, he goes hiding at his own apartment, leaving himself super easy to be found? Childish mistakes I wish wouldn't have been made.

WHAT TO IGNORE
The gang of "Time-thieves" was only relevant at the beginning of the movie, when they gave a reason for the rich guy and Will to pair up and eventually make the time-transfer that gave way to the rest of the movie. After that, their existence was totally irrelevant, as only the Time-keeper cops had any incidence on the overall plot. It felt like those thieves were put in  the movie only to have some "pretty faces" thrown in there to attract a wider female audience, which always seems too much of a cheap move to me.


THE VERDICT
Not a bad movie, it had some entertaining moments, it didn't have any gratuitous sex scenes (which it didn't need at all), but those stupid bland silly holes in the plot ruined it too much for me. I'd still recommend it if you want to watch some light sci-fi, don't don't expect to be mind-blown at all, 'cause you won't.

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