In Time

1.5/5

A great premise ruined. It was really upsetting. I love Justin Timberlake, he's a great actor who always seems to be giving his all on screen. I can see why people would want to work with him. This is a really, REALLY cool concept - the people of the planet no longer aging and using their time left alive as currency. A cup of coffee is 4 minutes. To ride the bus is two hours. An intriguing concept already ruined. Why is a cup of coffee cheaper than riding the bus? Confused. The script is so blatant and so obvious, it leaves nothing to be desired. As much as I don't like the film, Inception needed to explain a lot to get its point across. The idea is so high that it needs an incredible amount of explanation to make the slightest bit of sense (and to fill its many potential plot holes). This doesn't need much setup. The film opens with Timberlake explaining the parameters of this world, and then the film goes on a 2 hour demonstration of how this world works. Terms like time zones and other groaners pop up throughout making you roll your eyes in frustration. The good parts of this film were outweighed by the dumbest parts of it. Still, I feel that just like Inception a lot of people are going to be engrossed by this concept to realize the story their watching is nothing new and is incredibly heavyhanded storytelling.