“In Time” is a movie that’s futuristic, thrilling, and a little confusing. Starring Justin Timerblake, the movie is set in a world where time is literally the currency. Everyone is genetically designed to live until 25. After that, a biological “clock” (more like a cooking timer) begins and everyone has a year left to live unless they get more time, whether it’s borrowed or stolen.

Will Salas (Timberlake) is among the demographic that doesn’t have a lot of time to waste. He lives each day with no more than 24 hours to live, forcing him to work countless hours and borrow money from lenders. That is until he meets a man who’s tired of living in a world where immortality is the sought after goal; and where anyone will do anything to get it. He gives his time away to Will, instructing him to not waste it, before “timing out”. Meaning the timer beeps and he dramatically gags and dies before falling off a bridge. Now Will has enough time to try and make a difference. That is while avoiding the head Timekeeper (Cillian Murphy) and keeping up with his sidekick (Amanda Seyfried).

The acting is one thing that unimpressed me. Timberlake, in my opinion, is more of a comedic actor. He does well in movies like “Friends With Benefits,” where there is a lot of witty banter and other comedic actors to play off of. But in this action-packed, fast-paced drama… I just didn’t buy it. Seyfried was much more dynamic, even though her character got lost under that retro-style wig. I’d have to say the best acting came from Olivia Wilde, Will’s mom (I know, right? Doesn’t sound right), who didn’t get more than fifteen minutes of screen time.

There were some instances where I thought the movie had taken a turn for the better, but I was too distracted by other questions the movie didn’t answer. Four minutes for a cup of coffee means a minute is at least worth $2.50? What’s the exact time to dollar ratio? How long has time been the currency? What happened that made it that way? Is there such a thing as a middle class? When is Amanda Seyfried going to take off that wig?

Though the movie showed some genuine deep emotion of trying to survive in a poverty-stricken world where the wealth is controlled by one percent of the population and feeling like one is literally running out of time and resources, I only wish it had made better use of such an original and intriguing plot.