En temps

L'intrigue un peu mince, avec raccourcis commodes et quelques problèmes de sens mineurs, sert de support à une démonstration très habile, fertile en références savantes ou profanes (Moïse, Patty Hearst, THELMA AND LOUISE, Dostoïevski, Robin des bois, etc.), dans un style rappelant l'Antonioni de ZABRISKIE POINT.

I'd watch an entire movie around Murphy's sci-fi Javert, or even one focused more tightly on the cat-and-mouse game between him and Will. But In Time muddles up those stories with so much more, and loses track of the nifty sci-fi idea that is the best thing the movie has going for it.

Here, as in other scenes where Mr. Niccol let his images do the talking, the movie works, despite its wavering tone and slow-and-go energy.

What's missing are the kind of moments that actually matter, the ones that are so gripping that you want desperately for time to stop — to savor them, to feel the fear, the passion, the regret. Ah, well … maybe next time.

For a film about the preciousness of every second, Time still yanks away minutes moviegoers may wish they could get back.

All in all, IN TIME is a flawed but worthwhile sci-fi film. It’s a throwback to the more socially conscious sci-fi of the seventies like SOYLENT GREEN (between this and RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, Fox is on a roll), and a solid two hours of entertainment. While the premise is let down a bit by the execution, it’s still very enjoyable.

It's a fascinating philosophical conceit delivered as a slick, hyper-stylized conspiracy yarn, juicy enough to deliver on both fronts, provided you don't ask too many questions.

Pretty cast. Potent premise. Piss-poor execution.

Le temps est véritablement de l’argent. Alors, n’investissez surtout pas le vôtre dans ce film.

Du gros bruit pour presque rien tant les belles promesses du début ne sont jamais tenues.

Still, it’s an interesting piece of 21st-century fiction, but one that probably won’t stand the test of those precious, ticking seconds.

A provocative premise and beautiful cast can't entirely conceal the shortcomings of this futuristic lovers-on-the-run sci-fi thriller.