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In Time by David Susilo
Studio and Year: 20th Century Fox - 2011
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Feature running time: 109 minutes Genre: Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller Disc Format: BD-50 Encoding: AVC (MPEG-4) Video Aspect: 2.35:1 Resolution: 1080p/24 Audio Format(s): English DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, English/French/Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Starring: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Galecki Written & Directed by: Andrew Niccol Music by: Craig Armstrong Region Code: A Blu-ray Disc release Date: January 31, 2012 Synopsis (courtesy of imdb.com):
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.
My Take:Let’s start with the fact that I don’t like Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake. I just find both of them to be creepy. Her humongous eyes and his cool-in-a-geeky-way persona just irk me to no end. However, the premise of this movie intrigued me enough to watch the movie.
Story-wise this movie is almost like Bonnie and Clyde in the future or alternate universe where nobody physically age beyond 25. That’s a big plus for me, personally. Amanda Seyfried doesn't look creepy to me here. Maybe because of the green eyes and being a red-head with a convincing enough character application? I don’t know. Justin Timberlake is also quite believable in his character. Thumbs up for both actors in the execution of their respective characters. The storyline, although too preachy at times, it works with this movie, kinda. Fox has been consistent in the quality of their new releases titles on Blu-ray and this is no exception. This is an excellent high definition presentation that features an extremely high level of details that manifests itself in the form of crisply defined images with depth that look almost 3D at times. Colors are bright and well saturated, with natural rendering and subtle refinement. The lossless DTS-HD MA soundtrack can be front focused at times but with effective use of the surround platform to extend the soundstage. The presentation is satisfying and competently conveys the elements present in the movie’s soundtrack. Dialogue intelligibility is superb and clear. This movie can be considered near-reference quality and it’s worthy of my theatre room. Equipment used for this review:
Anthem MRX-700 Receiver
DSPeaker 8033 Anti Mode Subwoofer Room EQ Grandviewscreen 96” 21:9 matte-white 1.0-gain screen PSB Century 300i (front and surround speakers) PSB Image C5 (centre speaker) PSB Subseries 300 (subwoofer) Panasonic PT-AE7000U projector Pioneer BDP-LX55 BD player Ultralink Ambiance MKII speaker wires Viewing room is as per THX and SMPTE recommendation with 45-degree Field of View Audio: 9/10
Video: 9/10
Storyline: 7/10
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