"Not fast enough."
In a reverse Logan's Run conceit, the core narrative idea that everyone stops ageing at 25 but have to earn or buy time is simple but works well, providing in-built tension through numerous countdowns and the giving-taking of time to stay alive. However, this is tied to a timely anti-capitalist metaphor which - whilst uncomfortable and thought-provoking - proves a little too fuzzy, as Niccol's controlled style provides beautifully-composed shots but smooths out any real edge, particularly with respect to the antagonists. Timberlake and Seyfried both do a lot of good work in this movie, but there are also noteworthy performances by Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde and - shaking off his sit-com day-job's one-note turn - Johnny Galecki showing what a nuanced actor he can be. Craig Armstrong provides a glorious soundtrack (that at times wonderfully echoes Vangelis's Blade Runner score), and there are some good (if brief) action sequences amongst the somewhat stagey duologue scenes. In Time is generally worthy, well-made and entertaining, but it lacks the spark to let it really take off.
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