I recently went to see the movie "In Time" starring Justin Timberlake. Now for a little back story. I am a big Cillian Murphy fan, so naturally when I stumbled on to a trailer of "In Time" on YouTube I could barely wait for it's release. Fast forward a couple months and yours truly is walking out of the theater a disappointed man. I was not disappointed in Cillian Murphy, but my guy JT just couldn't cut the mustard. He is definitely not cut out to be an action hero. He tried to cry in one scene and I kid you not, the theater laughed at him. It felt like the supports were perfect for their roles and then JT was just thrown in there to give the film more appeal. I won't say I didn't like the film, but I will say that it didn't come close to my expectations. From my initial YouTube preview I had faith that this movie would be excellent, but it just misses the mark for me.
This article gives one writers opinion on the movie. He makes a nice link to the current Occupy Wall Street movement, but says that the movie is based more off of the 1970's than present day. I agree with what he says about the acting and plot. I was especially excited to see that he gave a shout-out to Cillian Murphy who, "nearly steals the show as a moody, conflicted Timekeeper, one of the currency cops who maintains order - so much so that I wish the movie were about him." O'Hehir sums up the movie in a nice sentence. "So yeah - even if "In Time descends from its gripping and thought provoking premise into a mediocre chase thriller before it's over, it's still pretty damn satisfying to watch in the current climate," which is exactly how I feel.
Article:“In Time”: Justin Timberlake’s OWS sci-fi thriller
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