In Time Review

The other night I went to see In Time. I have been really looking forward to this movie for a while because I found the concept to be really intreaguing. I will admit that the story was lacking in some areas but I really went into it expecting for the movie to challenge my thinking about the world and how I spend my time. The film succeeded, and I left the theatre with a different understanding and outlook at the word time. In Time depicts a world where time is literally money. If you want to go get a drink at the bar, you will be taking minutes and hours off of your life. I really just find the whole concept very thought provoking and it made me realize that while in reality our time is not an actual currency, in many ways it can act in similar ways. Many of the actions we choose can take time off of our lives, yet we don’t ever think about it.

I know many would disagree, but I thought Justin Timberlake did a great job with his role in the film. Despite how much I liked it, I couldn’t help but think as I left the theatre that the story would have better suited for a TV series instead of a film. I just think that with a few tweaks to the script, they could have had a really successful television series. That said, I would recommend seeing it.