'In Time' is a Slow but an Interesting Plot.

In Time beautifully presents a futuristic world. Not only with cinematographer Roger Deakin's skills; but rather I believe with the fact that in this world, time is the new commodity. It is a clever and intellectual story, however, it was inevitable to look away from the film to your own clock due to lacking grip, and some more.

Will Salas is a pissed 25 year-old for the third time, when his mother got timed off and his name tainted as time-lawmen accuse him of theft. He is forced to go undercover with the anime-eyes Sylvia Weis, daughter of a rich-ass, to bring down the system where the rich lives forever, and the poor will hurdle to borrow, barter, steal, and beg for minutes to last a day. They seek equality -- in time.

IN TIME IS BEAUTIFULLY SHOT. Roger Deakin's job here is good. Adding shades of gray and blue definitely adds a wee detail of the futuristic. Adding to the stir are faces of L.A. locales that gives modern mix to the film, leaving it effective, as it is.

IN TIME IS UNDERRATED. I'M PISSED. I mean it.

In Time has first-rate story telling and impeccable timing. For some bizarre reason, critics find In Time too lame and boring, given the fact that it is definitely an effective timely action. Well, different critics mean different opinions, and like this one, is just one of those.

Anyway, with its superb story-telling, I strongly believe In Time deserves an admission in some scale. Action may be lacking intensity though.

IN TIME HAS SURPRISINGLY GREAT ACTING.

Cillian Murphy, the dude from one of my favorite terrifiers, 28 Days Later, star in this film as the timekeeper, or could be simply put, the sheriff, the lawman. He does fine. But I felt his character made look like a jackal chasing a rabbit, well if that's what his character is meant to look like, it effectively works.

Justin Timberlake is a surprise too. I assumed he was going to fall flat, instead he made himself fine. He made his character vulnerable in the first 10 minutes of the film, that made me care for his character. One thing that is most admirable about his character is his Robin Hood-like trait: fighting for the poor people. Of course, alongside the trademarked anime eyes, Amanda Seyfried, a sting of romance vipers.

Added note: In extreme reiteration, I would like to give credits to director-writer Andrew Niccol's almost immaculate writing and creation of this cleverly made world.

'In Time' is successful in introducing to us a future where time might always be running out. It tells a story of a singular figure--two to be exact--to fight for equality, let the poor have the same rights as of what rich people have. Though lacking grip and tension might be a potion to make us look at our clocks everytime. 3 stars.