Typical Hollywood Treatment

Rating: 4/10 (3 December 2011)

This movie is based on a great science fiction concept of a futuristic society which uses "life time" as money. This idea could have resulted in a superb movie, an intelligent critique of the Darwinian nature of the capitalist system which is very relevant to today's artificial financial crisis. This is something that only science fiction can accomplish so effectively and in a manner that shocks the viewer, in this case exposing the absurdity of the monetary system by linking it with the fundamental concept of life itself. One can see how successful this approach can be with other science fiction books/movies like "1984" and "Fahrenheit 451". A thinking director and script writer would have taken advantage of such a brilliant basic idea and they would have created a great science fiction movie. Instead we get the typical Hollywood treatment of a Bonnie & Clyde action flick, with gangsters, car chases, shooting and running, all under an uninspiring direction and no substance. What a waste of precious time this movie is!