In Time (2011)
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Coming now, today, In Time is not just satisfying. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's important, because that would overstate it, but it certainly feels like part of the national conversation. It arrives in theaters at a time when people are camped out in New York saying the same things as the people in the movie. It's weird the way films often anticipate the near future.
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Movieline Stephanie Zacharek
In Time has so much style and energy that it comes across as an act of boldness rather than just a liberal-minded tract, though of course, it's that too. If there were ever a movie made for the 99 percent, this is it.
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Justin Timberlake continues to demonstrate that he is a real actor, with screen presence. But after the precise timing and intelligence he brought to "The Social Network," it's a little disappointing to find him in a role that requires less. He has a future in the movies.
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USA Today Scott Bowles
In Time has about 50 minutes of good movie in it. Alas, the sci-fi thriller runs nearly twice that length, and despite a terrific concept that could make for an "Inception" for 2011, we get "Logan's Run" meets "Robin Hood." And not the good parts.
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Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
I like a lot of the film despite its drawbacks; its violence isn't rote or numbing, and there's a simplicity and elegance to the digital-countdown effect.
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58
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The movie, I'm sad to report, has a majorly disappointing follow-through. It turns into a noisy, squalling chase movie.
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50
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Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey
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.
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Pretty cast. Potent premise. Piss-poor execution. And so dies In Time.
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Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
Andrew Niccol's In Time looks great, sounds stilted and plays like a clever videogame with too many rules.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
In Time is that kind of movie: Philip K. Dick for knuckleheads.
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The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy
As novel and absorbing as In Time is in several respects, however, Andrew Niccol's latest conception of an altered but still recognizable future feels undernourished in other ways that are not as salutary, preventing the film from fulfilling its strong inherent promise.
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20
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New York Daily News Joe Neumaier
Sadly, for 99% of its running time, this muddled sci-fi drama is filled with enough overplotting, bad acting and riddle-speak dialogue to stop a clock.
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