In time is the new sci-fi flick with an absolutely kick ass storyline and has the 'cool' factor but suffers on the direction, screenplay and performances front. As soon as the movie begins, you are absorbed in the plot and start feeling the OMG-ishness of the plot. You are like damn, what a neat concept, why didnt anybody else think about it before. What happened to the nolans, jacksons or the spielbergs of the world. Then the story moves, you are kinda feeling OK, so what's next? That's where the problems start, The concept seems too big for the movie itself. The story hardly moves, the performances (especially JT) are pretty slick but nothing inspiring or out of box. The Screenplay doesn't quite offer the ups and downs the plot deserves. The movie seems quite flat for its own expectations. You seem to keep promising yourself, that NOW something's gonna happen, NOW there would a turn of events, but sadly nothing happens. Overall, the movie is pretty decent for a one time watch because of the uniqueness of the plot and the cool factor but then the treatment plays the spoilsport and you seem to be wanting for more. Wish a bigger director had taken up the project and given it the scale it deserved.
The plot revolves around a one line concept, "Time is Money". In the near future, time IS money, literally. You stop ageing after 25 years, and can only live for an year. You have a stop watch on your wrist, which shows the time left for you. The Time also works like a currency. So you have to buy time to keep alive,and pay for the things you consume be it a bus ride or a coffee through time. So, if you are poor, you are bound to die sooner than your time, coz you have to spend the time you have to spend the time left in your life ! The Rich can live forever, coz they have more time and they keep earning more time. Justin is one the poor, who meets a 'fed up with his life' person with a hundred years with him, gives him his hundred and commits a suicide. The Time Keepers (police) seem to think, JT killed the guy and are after him. JT meets a millionaire's daughter and the usual love story starts to move. Suddenly, JT becomes this evangelist, who wants to rob the rich and give the time to the poor.
The good part about the movie as already mentioned, is its plot. The whole idea of time being money is just too awesome. You are like, damn why didnt i think of the same. This is just plain brilliant. But, that's where the problems begin. The first half an hour raises your expectations pretty high. You start expecting a Matrix but which is not gonna happen. A single dimension storyline, unimaginitive direction, weak screenplay, no OMG moments, just about okay performance and hardly any edge of the seat excitement, makes the movie ending in disappointment. There were no kick ass action sequences or creative visual effects. Not to mention, that it is still a pretty decent one time watch.
Overall: Don't expect anything pathbreaking in terms of cinema but still a One Time Watch for its concept and the 'cool'ness.
The plot revolves around a one line concept, "Time is Money". In the near future, time IS money, literally. You stop ageing after 25 years, and can only live for an year. You have a stop watch on your wrist, which shows the time left for you. The Time also works like a currency. So you have to buy time to keep alive,and pay for the things you consume be it a bus ride or a coffee through time. So, if you are poor, you are bound to die sooner than your time, coz you have to spend the time you have to spend the time left in your life ! The Rich can live forever, coz they have more time and they keep earning more time. Justin is one the poor, who meets a 'fed up with his life' person with a hundred years with him, gives him his hundred and commits a suicide. The Time Keepers (police) seem to think, JT killed the guy and are after him. JT meets a millionaire's daughter and the usual love story starts to move. Suddenly, JT becomes this evangelist, who wants to rob the rich and give the time to the poor.
The good part about the movie as already mentioned, is its plot. The whole idea of time being money is just too awesome. You are like, damn why didnt i think of the same. This is just plain brilliant. But, that's where the problems begin. The first half an hour raises your expectations pretty high. You start expecting a Matrix but which is not gonna happen. A single dimension storyline, unimaginitive direction, weak screenplay, no OMG moments, just about okay performance and hardly any edge of the seat excitement, makes the movie ending in disappointment. There were no kick ass action sequences or creative visual effects. Not to mention, that it is still a pretty decent one time watch.
Overall: Don't expect anything pathbreaking in terms of cinema but still a One Time Watch for its concept and the 'cool'ness.