Timberlake ruined it!

Rating: 7/10 (27 December 2011)

In my view, the concept of In Time was brilliant! This idea that we physically live around time (which we do in real life), the way the rich and poor (Ghetto) was structered and how time is organised around the rich and poor, altogether was fantastic, a real eyecatcher. However, Timberlakes presence and false acting really ruined it for me, I dislike him as a singer and think he is a rubbish actor. The scene when he explains when his time 'started', the dramatic pound he felt, was over exaggerated. Even though Olivia Wilde wasn't in it for long, I felt she upstaged him completely. I wasn't a fan on the little woman (Amanda Seyfried) either, but that's the Hollywood narrative for you. Saying this, the casting of the time keeper Cillian Murphy was fab! Overall the Film had such an interesting concept, but the star casting over who would fit the role let it down. It's just a shame Hollywood got a hold of the script before an independent company.