Good science-fiction provides merely the setting of the movie, while the plot unfolds the every-day events of the people (or other entities) in front of our eyes and ears. "In Time" deliveres a beautiful premise with a quite remarkably Hollywood-esque story à la Bonny and Clyde; which is still enjoyable because of the aforementioned framework.
Talking a lot, saying nothing. My non-spoiler, low-fat, sugar-free two seconds.
There are various rating-systems for movies, I give this one eleven months out of a year.
The premise in short (if it's not about the plot, it's not a spoiler):
- science makes everyone stop aging at 25 and lives forever.
- to prevent (further) overpopulation, everyone gets a countdown-clock on the upper arm and one year to go. You run out, you die.
- time is money. Two minutes for a coffee, two months for a night in the fancy hotel.
That premise will be stuck in your head for quite a while after watching the movie. Which can be fun and thought-provoking.
Mobi
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