I smell a metaphor

Rating: 2/10 (21 June 2014)

Class struggle is broken down into a simplistic metaphor that wouldn't tax the smarts of a 5 year old and just in case you missed the blunt force allegory you have plenty of visuals to remind you, such as a countdown clock on everyone's arm and time zones dividing the rich from the poor. Director Andrew Niccol takes an idea that isn't clever and is just high concept and wraps it up in a generic plot about taking down the system. Justin Timberlake who has already proved himself a more than competent actor, barely registers a pulse as our thinly written lead and Amanda Seyfried looks bored and annoyed to be apart of the production. For a society that doesn't age over 25, Cillian Murphy looks suspiciously 10 years older and Timberlake can barely pass as someone in their 20s. In Time does offer some very good unintended comedy, especially at the expense of Olivia Wilde's character running out of time and Timberlake being inexplicably blamed for killing and stealing the rich man's time who personally gave Timberlake his time, even though there's surveillance everywhere. This is a spectacularly stupid picture that entertains from collapsing under the weight of it's own clumsy premise. It's made by people who all should have known better and somehow even managed to attract cinematographer Roger Deakins who used In Time as his first foray into digital cinematography.