One of my favorite movies from the 1970's is LOGAN'S RUN. I was fascinated by the whole idea of being "terminated" just because the law says you are "old enough". I can't tell you how many times I have watched Michael York and Jenny Agutter race against time on those cheesy MGM soundstages. I was even a fan of the terrible TV Show that starred Gregory Harrison as Logan. So when I heard the plot to IN TIME, it sounded suspiciously like a remake of LOGAN'S RUN. It's not, but the general idea is the same in both films. In a near future where aging stops at 25, time is the new currency and the wealthy can live forever. When Will Sales (Justin Timberlake) inherits decades of life from a wealthy murdered man, he's pegged as the suspect by the corrupt Time Keepers, who enforce the law. The first hour of IN TIME is fabulously entertaining in it's depiction of a world where the price of a cup of coffee is 4 days off your life and a new automobile can cost 65 years. The movie unfortunately becomes your average "couple on the run" flick in it's final 40 minutes and the second half just doesn't live up to the first. Justin Timberlake isn't going to play Richard III anytime soon, but he is certainly better here than he was in the awful BAD TEACHER. There are a few glimmers of the magic that he possessed in THE SOCIAL NETWORK. The other performances are perfectly serviceable for this genre. In spite of the last half of the film, IN TIME is a fascinating and above average popcorn movie. But LOGAN'S RUN still rules!!!!
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