Will Salas lives in a world where time really IS currency, used to buy necessities like food and clothing. Science has figured out a way to allow humans to live as long as they can as long as they acquire more time on their biological 'clocks'. These biological clocks don't start ticking until an individual reaches the age of 25; after that they have one year left to live unless they can keep getting more time by working or trading for time. Will has survived for about 3 years by literally living one day at a time. One night he bumps into a stranger who has a century on his biological timer. Will has to save him from "time cops" because the government doesn't believe one should have that much time on their hands. As a reward the stranger gives Will all of his time left. Will Salas has to go on the run from the authorities due to him having an unauthorized amount of time on his timer. Along the way he turns into a futuristic Robin Hood by breaking into banks and giving the time to poor citizens.
In Time has to have one of the weirdest storylines I've heard in a long time, yet it turned out to be a pretty enjoyable film. I'm not a huge fan of Justin Timberlake (as a singer or an actor) but he did a decent job as Will Salas. I also liked the fact that (unlike most Hollywood films) it had a pretty good message for viewers to enjoy the time they have here on earth because it's so short and also that we weren't meant to live forever. A few minor hiccups, the language is a little on the the rough side but overall not that bad; and there is one scene where we see two characters playing strip poker.
In Time might seem like a film not worth seeing due to the weird story, but it is definitely worth checking out.
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