In Time takes place in a future where aging has been eliminated and the world's currency has become time. Everyone gets to live without a ticking clock until they turn 25 years old, then at that point, their 1 year countdown begins, displayed as a digital clock on their arm. When they hit zero, they immediately die. Anyone can purchase additional time from Time Loaners and they can also earn time by working, but everyone still needs to eat, so even little children whose time hasn't started ticking down must find a way to pay for necessities. People can share time by placing their forearms together and people can also be robbed in much the same way. America has been divided by time zones instead of states, with Dayton being a poor area and New Greenwich being a wealthy area. Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) lives in Dayton, earning a meager living and sharing an apartment with his mom (Olivia Wilde), who has managed to make it to 50 by working all of the time. While in a bar with his friend, Borel (Johnny Galecki), the pair spy a wealthy looking man who has piqued the interest of the Minute Men, local thugs who steal time from those weaker than them. Will spirits him from the bar to safety, only to learn that Henry Hamilton (Matthew Bomer) is 108 years old and still has over a century of time on his clock and basically, he is simply tired of living. When Will awakens, he finds that Hamilton has given him all of his extra time and has committed suicide. This puts a Time Keeper (policeman) by the name of Raymond Leon (Cillian Murphy) hot on his tail for murder, even though he has committed no crime. Will begins to share his newfound time with his friends, but as he soon finds out, when the balance of time shifts as it did when Hamilton shared his wealth, the powers that be level the playing field by raising the interest rates and prices of everything. Several tragedies leave Will a man with nothing to lose, so he makes his way to New Greenwich to see what can be done.
There he meets Sylvia Weis (Amanda Seyfried), the lovely daughter of Philippe Weis, a man who has made millions from loaning time to those less fortunate. In Will, Sylvia sees the opportunity to live a little, in stark contrast to the sheltered life she's experienced. The pair team up on a Bonnie and Clyde-styled spree in the hopes of upsetting the balance of power, with Time Keeper Leon chasing them down the whole way.
I enjoyed In Time, although the time related comments started to get a little old. Things like "clean his clock" take on a whole new meaning in this film and Andrew Niccol, who wrote and directed the film (as well as Gattaca) really made sure to refine all of the little details, especially in things like the names of the characters. Salas, Borel, Citizen, Hamilton - everyone's name has some connection to a timepiece. I liked the attention to detail.
As for special features, you'll only get a handful of deleted/extended scenes plus a mini-documentary with the characters on the state of the world. It's a nice little piece with everyone in character and you get some background on how people stopped aging and how this whole world came about. As for Blu-ray, the surround sound is fantastic and the film is crisp.
If you are looking for an engaging thriller, check out In Time. The acting is excellent (although I don't like Amanda Seyfried as a redhead) and the story is interesting.
