With numerous action-packed and intense trailers, “In Time” seemed to have the caliber of “Minority Report” or “I, Robot,” but unexpectedly left its viewers wanting more.

“In Time” opened in theaters Friday Oct. 29 and pulled in $13.1 million its first weekend.

Set in a futuristic setting, this movie focuses on a society where time is the currency; it is used to pay for everything and when your time runs out, so does your life.

In an era where the phrase “time is money” becomes a reality, people stop aging once they reach the age of 25 and then their clock begins, each with one more year.

Everyone has to hustle, work, buy and trade time in order to survive.

Very similar to today’s societal hierarchy, the rich continue to get richer, while the poor remain poor. The rich have the ability to gain immortality while the poor are dying every day.

Will Salas (Justin Timberlake), a man from the ghetto unexpectedly comes into a large sum of time and becomes a main target of the government.

In what seemed like a robbery homicide, Salas becomes wanted for murder and goes on the run with hostage Sylvia Weis (Amanda Seyfried).

Singer-songwriter, producer turned actor Timberlake did a wonderful job of “wowing” the crowd as he seemed very comfortable in front of the camera. It’s interesting over the years to see this once curly-haired Tennessee *NSYNC teen star go from pop music to popular films.

Timberlake showed a passion for his character. Whether it was anger, pain or joy, the audience could feel his emotions jump right through the screen.

Although his character called for him to remain fairly intense throughout the film, Timberlake was still able to let his true personality shine through. His subtle yet natural sense of humor definitely gave the movie an added flare.

Seyfried, known for her roles in “Jennifer’s Body,” “Mean Girls” and more recently “Red Riding Hood,” did an exceptional job as well.

She took on the role of a scared hostage turned rebel and did a great job making her character believable.

Seyfried paired well with the charming Timberlake, and can be considered a futuristic “Bonnie and Clyde” as their chemistry complimented the film.

The plot was well thought out and the film was good, but it didn’t reach its potential to be great. With such a unique storyline, there seemed to be more that the director could have done with it, and with the intensity of the previews, viewers anticipated more action scenes.

Since Salas is on the run with hostage Weis throughout the whole film, it is natural to assume there would be a lot of “edge of your seat” scenes, but to no avail.

Viewers wanted to see more heart-pounding scenes, head-to-head battles and clever getaways. The director had ample room to play with this film, but he failed to do so.

Not to give anyone the wrong impression; the film definitely had its “wow” moments, but there was room for more.

While this isn’t a “run to the theater” film, it’s definitely a “DVD worthy” flick.