Review: In Time

In Time lies in a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth.



Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.

In the movie, every newborn will have a time system on their arm. Once they turn 25, the time starts ticking and by the time it ends, the person would eventually die.



However, like any ordinary world we're living in currently, the powerful people gets the most advantage. They have the most time, which is also used as a monetary system to purchase things. Hence, the rich has the most time.

Time zones segregates people from different time values. The more time you have, the better time zone you're at - while the more unfortunate people live in further time zones.

Once Will Salas got all the time he needed, he went straight to the prime time zone where all the rich people are at. He met Sylvia Weis (Amanda Seyfried), who eventually became an unlikely partner for his objective of sharing the wealth to everyone.



However, Will didn't blend in well with the rich. He was tracked down, his excessive time was confiscated by the Time Keeper and he eventually went back to his own time zone. But he didn't go back alone, he had Sylvia with him. Initially as a hostage, Sylvia then turned into an alliance.



Will demanded for extra time to be credited to a local back in his time zone from Sylvia's father. But he didn't fulfill the demand and therefore caused Sylvia into a state of disbelief because she thought her father would.

Therefore, they started time robbing from banks.



The robbing went on till the last minute of the show. The Time Keeper tried to neutralize them but always fail.

Overall, the concept of portraying time as an important value in life is interesting. It shows that time is valuable and with time, there is power as well. The more time you have, the more you could you - but the way you manage the time is subjective and it's up to the person's own judgement.

Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried played their characters very well, with much emotions and relation to the story line. There isn't much action, unless you enjoy bank robbery scenes. The movie is ultimately about one man's dream of sharing the time with others - probably the Robin Hood of the future?

Noobie Rating: 6/10 (Watchable, like the concept)

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