In Time **½

Andrew Niccol directed this Sci-Fi Thriller. Watch Preview. Cast: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Galecki. Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexualty and partial nudity, and strong language. Running time is one hour and forty-nine minutes.

In a future where time is literally money, the only way to stay alive is to earn, steal, or inherit more time. A man (Timberlake) lives life a minute at a time, until a windfall of time gives him access to the world of the wealthy, where he teams up with a beautiful young heiress (Seyfried) to destroy the corrupt system, while being relentlessly chased by a Time Keeper (Murphy).

Once you get past the silliness of the plot, this is a reasonably entertaining film. Timberlake is OK although not yet a top class actor. Seyfried is fine and Murphy is intently menacing. The story moves right along and there  are few slow spots. Though futuristic, there are no obvious cgi effects although the film does make it seem like all vehicles are battery powered. Since in this future, all currency is time, it's interesting to see how the dialogue about people having too little or too much time mirrors our current dialogues about wealth and poverty. This is not a memorable film but it will pass the time for sci-fi or Timberlake fans.

A larger screen will add to the film's impact. There are no additional scenes once the final credits begin. Theatres/Times.