Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25 but theres a catch youre geneticallyengineered to live only one more year unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich earn decades at a time (remaining at age 25) becoming essentially immortal while the rest beg borrow or steal enough hours to make it through the day. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage. Living minute to minute the duos love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system.

Review

A very unusual film screenplay well written and shot don't expect any CGI effects here this is a very down to Earth scifi that bears more than a passing resemblance to our current problem with world banks. Surprisingly Justin Timberlake puts in a very professional performance and not a song in sight Timberlake carries the part with a very grounded performance being so laid back that he is almost horizontal. Amanda Seyfried submits a polished performance although her makeup makes her look like one of those Japanese animations of what a European looks like complete with oversized eyes. The film holds the attention from the first to the last frame and provokes some emotion from the viewer on several levels. Certainly worth a watch not quite a Rolex but much better than a Timex.