Saturday night, I decided to go see Puss in Boots (had 2 free tickets from a contest), as well as $10 on my AMC Stubs card. So I went with my brother, and decided to do something fun on a Saturday night, instead of the usual (which is go out for a walk, come home, stay up for a few hours, go to sleep and get up on Sunday morning early for church). As mentioned, we did see Puss in Boots, however before we went to see Puss in Boots, we did buy tickets for In Time for after Puss in Boots at the local AMC Theatre, and (no pun intended) were in time to walk to and from each theater before the previews ended, thus not missing any of the movies.
For what it's worth, Puss in Boots does it's part to stray away from the Shrek Universe, and ultimately, I feel this is where the film fails, as it came across as rather ok. To be honest, most of the animated films released this year (thus far) have been anywhere from ok to average at best. This animated film although in all fairness does set up the first of perhaps more films to come along starring Puss in Boots, although I'm not sure how that would translate, as the film did open up with a $34 million dollar box office this past weekend. If you went in to this film expecting to see how Puss came into the Shrek world, then you will feel disappointed (as I did).
There isn't much I can honestly say about Puss in Boots, without spoiling the film. (The movie is that short), so with that said, I will move on to In Time. In Time is Justin Timberlake's first solo big time movie role, to see whether or not he can cut it as a leading actor. After seeing this film, I feel that he's ready for more and better roles, although his acting can still improve. This comes across when you first seeing him crying. I almost felt like laughing, then feeling sorry for him. This film scores more for a message the film tries to send, then the plot itself. Well, not the plot, but the settings. I'll just say that Justin Timberlake growing up in the ghetto, and then acting the part, is laughable at best. With that said, it's the message the film sends that really gets the moviegoer to think and reflect on things (at least it did for me).
The premise around the movie is mankind has been genetically altered. Everyone has a full 25 years to live. Once those 25 years are up, a clock is started, and this clock is in green and is on your left arm (or right), as I couldn't really tell at times. There are things one can do to increase your time, and the concept of money has been taken out of the film, and replaced with time. Some people clock out (die) at a young age, others live for centuries, if not longer, with the only way of dieing is by a crime, however the only thing that remains constant in the film, is that you don't age a day over 25 (physical-wise).
The film does get you thinking, and as for me, it got me to thinking. What would you do if you only had a certain amount of time to live? If you knew someone only had a certain amount of time to live, and you could help them live longer, by giving them some of your time, would you do it? That's just two questions I felt like mentioning, but it is a worthwhile film to go see.
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