No time for In Time

Rating: 3/10 (22 November 2011)

I find it hard to believe that this movie was directed by the same man who made Gattaca. I can see what Mr. Niccol was aiming for in In Time. Gattaca ha a chilly tone throughout, establishing a 1984-ish premise and atmosphere. Uma Thurman's character is chilly. The sets are chilly. And it works perfectly. Unlike Uma Thurman, who's best movies utilize her rather aloof persona, Amanda Seyfried has always projected a warm and sunny persona and here, playing against type, she is just out of her depth. Justin Timberlake, a likable actor, comes off as too nice to pull off the transition from protagonist to antagonist. The script is mediocre. All in all, not a great movie.