In Time

In Time was one of those movies that I was not really sure about. I knew it was gonna be interesting but I was afraid it was going to be confusing. I hate when a movie gets lost in it's own terminology. Surprisingly that didn't happen with this movie, it was pretty simple to follow.

Basically, we have a future where we are born with 25 years of life and anytime after that you have to earn. You never age, you are forever young but the poor die young and the rich can live forever. The time they have left is on a ticking count down clock on their arm. Everyone is born with one on their arm and it doesn't start counting until your 25th birthday. Now don't go into this movie thinking that they just can't die, they can't die of old age. They can die by getting hit by a car or being shot or even something like a drug overdose. There is no such thing as money, time is money. You work for more time and you can keep the time for yourself or give it to someone else. The crazy thing is people can steal your time. The people in the ghetto have to watch out for people looking to take their time. The police in this film are known as Time Keepers and they solve crimes related to time.

Our main character is Will, played by Justin Timberlake, is working in the ghetto and just trying to live day to day. He lives with his mother, played by Olivia Wilde and together they work so they can survive. The fun thing about this movie is you have no idea how old people really are. Will's mother looks 25 but really she is 50 but no one would ever know that.

Will meets a man named Henry, played by Matt Bomer, and he has over 100 years on his arm. Some guys try to steal the time from him and Will steps in and saves him. Henry tells Will that he is over 100 years old and that sometimes you just get sick of living. Henry ends up giving Will his 100 years and then sits on a bridge until his time runs out. Will takes off and decides to take his chances in the rich part of the city. Other stuff happens in the middle but I don't wanna mess up the story so you need to just watch it.

Cillian Murphy plays Raymond a Time Keeper that is trying to find out where Henry's time went. During that time Will is earning more time by gambling and he meets this very rich girl named Sylvia, played by Amanda Seyfried. When the Time Keepers find Will he takes Sylvia hostage and they basically go on this Bonnie and Clyde adventure.

The film is very biblical with this idea of who deserves time and should anyone really live forever. What is the cost of everlasting life? The greedy are the ones that do not live life to the fullest and those that have limited time know how important it is to live each day as if it were your last.

Over all the film was very good, lots of adventure and actions. I honestly think Cillian Murphey was my favorite character, his acting was sensational. It also helps that I am seriously in love with that man's eyes! Justin Timberlake was not bad as Will, it kind of seemed like Justin being Justin. Amanda was stunning as this confused rich girl who does not know what she wants out of life. I really enjoyed the whole Bonnie and Clyde theme that was going on. I was not really a big fan of the ending but it made alot of sense.

Actions: Yes
Adventure: Yep
Beautiful Actors: Yes

Over all: B+