I want my time back

Rating: 1/10 (30 September 2012)

In Time (2011) is one of the worst scifi films ever. The concept is interesting but not mind blowing: time is currency, which determines how much longer you live beyond 25 years old. The execution is dreadful. This is one of the few films that I had to stop watching because it was so awful; my partner lasted a bit longer than I did but dragged me along for that time. We quit about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way through. I regret seeing any more than the first 5 minutes. The acting was probably the best part, at least that of Timberlake, and I've loved Cillian Murphy in everything but this but he was still OK here. Script was derivative and predictable. Pacing and editing were mundane and too slow. Camera work was derivative and unimaginative. Female characters were mainly eye candy, and Amanda Seyfried brought nothing interesting to the character. I hated this movie so much that it might be worth 2/10 for the concept, but the execution put it in the negative zone. I resent having wasted my time on it. So 1* for the concept and 5 minutes of screen time.