Film Review: In Time (2011)

One week left of classes, and no one can truly imagine the excitement I'm feeling...okay, well, I'm sure there are a few that feel it, especially those that are in my interviewing and language interaction classes. If you want a piece of advice, never sign up for two classes by the same professor without any knowledge of who they are. They might just pile the work on top of you high enough that you are forced to dig to see the light. I might be overreacting a tiny bit....

In between all of my school work (did I mention it was the last week?!) I had time to watch a film I've been dying to see: In Time (2011). I was intrigued with the entire concept. Essentially, people stop aging at twenty-five, and only have enough time to live until they are twenty-six. If they work, they buy more time, and in the long run, buying immortality. 

In Time stars Justin Timberlake as Will  Salas, a twenty-eight year old man who lives in the 'slums' with his mother (played by Olivia Wilde.) Will is struggling, living paycheck to paycheck. He goes to the bar one night, where he stumble upon, and saves, Henry Hamilton, a man who has decades of life on him. The catch is, he doesn't believe people should be immortal. After Will saves him, he gives will all of his time, killing himself in the process. 

When Will's mom runs out of time, he vows to ruin the system. He leaves the 'slums' with his new-found time,  and inches his way one of the wealthiest families in town. To make a long story short, he kidnaps the daughter (Amanda Seyfried.) Together, they break into a bank and steal time, where they go and share it with people in the 'slums.' 

I found this film to be well-written and well directed. I was also impressed with the casting. I'll admit, I never thought of Timberlake as the gun-yielding type, but he pulled it off pretty well. I still think he should stick to comedies (admit it, you loved Friends with Benefits!) Matt Bomer, Alex Pettyfer, and Cillian Murphy all did excellent jobs as well, with both Pettyfer and Murphy playing two completely different antagonists.

Overall, I would give this film a seven out of ten. I love when a plot line draws me to a film, and this one certainly followed through.

Go check it out, and tell me what you think.

Until then :)