In Time

Everyone always complains about not having enough time to do things. What if that was really the case and you earned your time alive.

I have this problem when I'm watching certain films that I over analyse the premise too much and it can ruin my enjoyment of the film. That was the case with this movie. So the premise is that humans have been genetically engineered to not age after 25 and that you have to earn any further time you live with work. My question is: how did the world come to be like this? Although some of the characters have been alive for more than a hundred years, this version of the future does not look that much different to ours as far as technology is concerned (such as cars). This means that at some stage soon scientists will engineer people to be this way. Forgetting the fact that we allowed genetic engineering to take place, how did we allow it to be done so that the rich live much longer than the poor? I think there must have been a gene added that makes people complacent to their lifestyle, because I can't imagine people letting this happen without protest. It was these questions I kept thinking about that made me not be able to fully enjoy the film.

Putting all that aside, the film is not all that thrilling considering the life and death struggle that these people must go through in their daily lives. As mentioned above, the poorer people seem to have accepted their situation and don't seem to try to improve themselves. When Will and Sylvia start robbing banks it seems quite easy to do and you wonder why no one had thought of it before. I would have expected Will and Sylvia to come across an underground revolutionary movement to steal back time. This means that while there is enough interest to keep you watching it does not have any lasting impact. It was quite funny though to hear what people's real ages are. Everyone looks 25 so you don't know if the person you meet is old enough to be your parent or grandparent.

Justin Timberlake seems to have taken a long break from music and has gotten into movies with this being his third film this year. He does a competent job here but is not required to do anything that will extend his range. So too is Amanda Seyfried. She is rather bland I find in this role.Cillian Murphy brings some credibility to proceedings but looks much older than the 25 years he is supposed to be. Alex Pettyfer does a very good job as a mobster.

Most people will no doubt enjoy this more than I did. As long as you don't think too much about the premise then you should have some fun with it.