Very original and correctly done

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2013)

Don't be mislead by the not so good reviews for this film. In Time is among the best recent SciFi films you will see, give it a try. A very original story, which (not many seem to have realized about it) is a clever allegory of today's capitalist world, but with time except money as currency. The structure of society and economy are a mirror of our own society, but in the much more scary version that those affluent can live, as they earn enough to have years or even centuries of life ahead them (genetic engineering has made it possible to remain young for as long as one lives), whereas the less affluent ones have to struggle daily to get more time to remain alive. Banks give you loans of time, at very high interest rates, and the system is controlled by the rich and powerful, whom just raise the interest rates and prices and lower the salaries when they detect that something may threaten their privileged position.... doesn't this ring a bell to you??
Other people have commented about the inadequacy of the actors chosen for the main roles (don't agree), the lack of chemistry between them (same) or a weak plot (strongly disagree). The main point of the film is the extremely original central idea (don't leave minor points distract you from this), correctly developed in a good plot, and with moments of Bonnie & Clyde-like thriller which make the whole film worth to see.