In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.
When this film first came out I was really excited to see it... then I missed it at the cinema. Bummer, major bummer... but I'm kind of glad. But only because I was glad to be able to pause it when I needed a bathroom break, or had to get a drink or something, because I feel if you missed even a second of this film you'd kind of be a little out of the loop.
It's really important to watch the first 20 minutes, because otherwise you'll be left out in the cold, with no time on your hands and no lifelines. Time really is important in this movie. Go figure.
So the general concept is as above - you get to live a normal life until you hit 25, and when you DO hit 25 you then have to work your ASS off to get time coded into your life clock so you don't time out and die. Justin Timberlake's character lives in the poorest 'time zone', which means he's basically living day to day, only ever having about an hour on his life at any given moment, and he strives to get more so he doesn't die... with me so far? It's a really cool concept, a great idea and sci-fi gold. But something was missing...
The story line was a little annoying - Amanda Seyfried's character was the 'bored rich girl', who didn't want to live on Daddy's time anymore because it wasn't really living. She only came up with this new lifestyle choice when she was faced with JT's rugged chops, getting all up in her bid'ness. Huh, pretty important decision to make, cutting yourself off from your dad and in the process becoming an outlaw, but, you know, when you have a chance to hit it up with the self-proclaimed Justified Body-rocker, you can't help but say Hasta la Vista, wealth and youth. Right?
I'm being judgy. I did like the film, I thought it was good, despite a little bit of confusion with the story arcs - why were all those guys after them? Who was his real dad? Why were all the background actors so... awkward?
It's a good watch if you like action/adventure sci-fi's with a semi romantic twist. And if you like Amanda Seyfriend in tight clothes, running in high heals with a wig on. And if you like Justin Timberlake...
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