In Time
Published March 5, 2012
Film info
- Title In Time
- Director Andrew Niccol
- Year 2011
- Run time 1hr 49m
- Genres Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
- Tagline Time is power
Every second counts in this sexy, stylish action-thriller starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. In a future where time is literally money and aging stops at 25, the only way to stay alive is to earn, borrow, steal or inherit more time. But when a poor, working-class man (Timberlake) is falsely accused of murder, he teams up with a beautiful heiress (Seyfried) and must figure out a way to bring down the corrupt system before their dwindling life clocks run out!
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:23 | We are slaves to the clock anyway, this is just the extreme! |
| 5:56 | I wonder who chose 25 as the age limit though, and why? |
| 7:50 | No one says “I won’t do anything stupid,” unless they are about to do something stupid. |
| 12:20 | Imagine being 105! |
| 14:22 | “If I had all that time, I sure as hell wouldn’t waste it.” |
| 15:36 | How does your arm know which way you want the transaction to go? |
| 21:05 | You can tell by the music what is going to happen. |
| 22:59 | “How long you been keeping time?” |
| 24:28 | A month to cross the border! |
| 25:23 | A year! |
| 30:17 | Is he just scoping everything out? Because he’s spending a lot of time and not enjoying himself much. |
| 33:36 | Mr C and I did not know whether the hands were any good. Must learn basic poker. |
| 37:53 | “The poor die and the rich can’t live.” |
| 39:28 | I don’t know how people can sleep with glowing arms like that. |
| 41:22 | That policeman is so Matrix it hurts. |
| 41:40 | Timekeeper, not policeman. |
| 45:42 | Awesome police car! Or time car perhaps? |
| 47:11 | I like that the cars make electric noises, though. |
| 48:29 | That was the worst model car crash I’ve ever seen! |
| 51:42 | The simple concept of people in the ghetto running more often is interesting. |
| 58:40 | The hand on top is the way the transaction goes. Sorted. |
| 1:00:16 | “It’s nobody’s fault what they’re born with.” |
| 1:07:43 | They do call them cops, then. |
| 1:08:54 | Do they have time for that kind of thing? |
| 1:10:20 | I must say Raymond does not look 25. |
| 1:12:27 | 30% interest! |
| 1:19:09 | Why do people always end up running around on rooftops? Seems like the worst place to be. |
| 1:20:31 | She was running in those shoes? |
| 1:27:43 | I don’t see how you could shoot and win an armwrestle at the same time, but I approve. |
| 1:31:10 | I like that the arm time creates a fashion for half a sleeve. |
| 1:37:58 | So much running in this film! |
| 1:42:20 | I also love that she hasn’t felt the need to change her hair at all. Better than Bourne! |
Conclusions
Saw the trailer for this one ages and ages and eons ago. I was super excited about the concept, but found the trailer to be quite long which made me worry it would be lengthy and complicated. Here’s what I said at the time:
“This concept seems very intriguing – not quite the time travel that I love so much, but using time as a unit of currency instead. I’ve never quite been convinced of Justin Timberlake in the lead role, but he was good in the Social Network, so I can’t hold his Michael Jackson dance moves against him. The three women of different generations all looking the same freaks me out just a little bit though.”
Really enjoyed it. The concept is totally intriguing, I spent quite a long time pondering the idea afterwards. Some of the filmmaking was a let down, particularly the over-use of music to try and stir up emotions - predictable and disappointing. There was also this, which may be the most awful and obvious “toy car in place of real car for crash” scenes I have ever witnessed. Mr C and I both burst out laughing when we saw it, and he mentioned it was like Thunderbirds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbg42qTWqas
So, with a point deducted for the rather lacklustre efforts in filmmaking, I still think this is well worth a view.
**Rating: **4/5
Rating: 4 / 5