Review of In Time (2005) by Bartholomew W — 15 Dec 2012

Robinhood 2243. Mr. Timberlake is from the ghetto , dates Bill Gates daughter, and tries to tear down the worlds economy as they know it. Unfortunately no dancing, but he does still get to use his choreographer for a few fight scenes.

I do give them credit for not even bothering to explain why or how it is possible for someone to stop aging after turning 25. They simply take it as inherent fact. Kudos for that. What I did find a bit disturbing is that, even though this society appears to be on the forefront of technology, no one has a cell phone. No cell phones, really? Conveeeeeeenient. Several dilemmas in the movie could have easily been avoided with a simple phone call. My favorite of which was when his mother ran out of time due to an unscheduled increase of the bus fare. It was hard not to laugh when she dies while lunging into JTâ??s arms. What you will notice while chuckling to yourself is that it appears as if he is laughing too. Turns out, this is actually him "crying". JTs' sobbing performance combined the with the aforementioned ill timed death of his mother is a one-two punch of knee slapping comedy that hasn't been rivaled since "The Jerk". Literally, you will laugh out loud. Pray that the remote is close so you can rewind this gem.

One of the ways they try to show JTs street smarts' is with a game called "time fighting". This game is an emotional thrill ride which can be played to the death. I'm pretty sure they were shooting for something along the lines of Russian roulette from the Deer Hunter. Boy did they ever. Nailed it! I had goosebumpsâ?¦ And by goosbumps I mean nausea, a horrible bout of nausea. The way this game works is two people lock hands and the person with their wrist on top, is the winner. That's it. It helps if you scowl but otherwise there is nothing else to it. If Sly from "Over the Top" was in this movie, he would be a billionaire.

The one shining ray of light we gained from this movie is Amanda Seyfried. Turns out she is even hotter as a red head. I fully expect her career to blossom now that she has shown such a diverse skill set, you know, that she can wear a wig. The sky's the limit. So, by the looks of it, if she can avoid the nose candy diet for another two years while she gets into her first B actor marriage, she should be ready for her Oscar nod shortly after that divorce. We will set the over/under at 2016. Overall the is a lovely comedic romp. Definitely watch this movie. A fun game to play while your watch is, â??guess what the producers were blackmailed with in order to make this movie.â?? Enjoy. Thanks for reading, and until next time, GB² (Good bye, God Bless).