FILM REVIEW: "In Time" Is Confusing but Thrilling

   
     When I first saw the commercial for In Time, a film where Olivia Wilde plays the mother of Justin Timberlake, I was, in a picture-

     The concept behind In Time is intriguing. Timberlake plays Will Salas, a man who lives in the year 2161, where human genetics has been adapted so that everybody can live to 25 years old immune to disease, but when they turn 25, they have only one year left to live- a year that shows on a countdown clock on their arm. But wait, there's more. Time is the only currency, so the broke are dead and the poor live "day to day". The rich are immortal, but they don't live because they don't want to risk getting their time being stolen. So it's paradoxical- the poor die and the rich don't live, as character Slyvia Weis puts it. "In Time" may be the most mind-boggling film since Inception, but it's just as entertaining. Timberlake proves he can act and In Time proves to be an intense and watchable movie. 

     The plot is basically this- a random rich man who has a century of time left decides he has had enough of immortality and gives all of his time to Timberlake, killing himself. Timberlake then sets off to practically pull a Robin Hood- steal the million years that world's richest man Philipe Weis has. To sum up, I don't want to spoil any of the plot, but it's interesting and you should watch it. 

     Visually, the film is good. It's no Avatar or Inception, but it works for what it's doing. The dialogue isn't spectacular, but the acting is done well. The music is nothing special, but it is music. 

    Overall, "In Time" is a great film that sci-fi fans all over should watch.