Rating of
2/4
Speculative thriller that runs out of steam
Indyfreak - wrote on 06/20/23
Andrew Niccol is no stranger to science fiction. He directed the fabulous sci-fi noir GATTACA back in 1997.
While that film drew from the debate on genetic engineering for its premise, this 2011 thriller posits a world where time replaced money as currency and the richer you are, the longer you live. Now that's a cool idea.
The set-up is a bit more convoluted though. But there are some effective moments as when certain characters quite literally run out of time. But it wants to be an action movie instead of settling as a drama. And I think that's where the movie falters at.
The cast is fine despite the script not being quite that good. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, and Cillian Murphy do their job well. You just sense the feeling that the screenplay is not as thought-provoking as it wants to be.
