Intriguing Sci-Fi with potential, In Time is a disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (27 December 2012)

In Time follows Will Salas (Timberlake), a boy from the ghetto that happens to inherit enough time to bring him up into la bourgeoisie; a Robin Hood story.
An intriguing Sci-Fi with a great theme right off the bat: Time is money. In a world where time literally is money, the division of class is even more lethal. Timberlake, coupled with a beautiful, reckless girl (Seyfried) with a background of wealth, fights to beat a system not so different from our own: the poor die and the rich get richer. I had very high hopes for this film and it failed to deliver.
Right off the bat, Timberlake is not suited here. He has a very hard time conveying emotions. Timberlake forces sadness, and dismisses stress. Through most of the film, he's on the run from the "Timekeepers", but you wouldn't think so. Seems like they're playing a really long game of tag. His sidekick, Seyfried, adds to the boredom. The only time they aren't bored is when they're making out.
But what really threw me off is the writing. Poorly done. Hollywood influenced. Just bad. Character development is not there. I had a hard time excusing some of the decisions Timberlake made and started very much disliking our hero. He tries to make up for it. Up to you to turn a blind eye.
It's worth mentioning that the only thing keeping me going through the film is Cillian Murphy. As our main antagonist, he does a splendid a job.
Other than that, In Time isn't worth your time.