Weekend Movie Trailers and Reviews: Can 'In Time' or 'Puss in Boots' Beat 'Paranormal Activity?'

Studio execs breathed a sigh of relief last week as "Paranormal Activity 3" broke the box office slump and earned a record-setting opening for a horror movie. The question now is this: can the next slate of new releases continue the trend, or will ticket sales dip back down to "uh oh" levels again?

Read on for trailers and reviews of this weekend's three biggest movies:

In Time

Rated PG-13, 109 mins.

Justin Timberlake's newest movie takes the phrase "time is money" quite literally, imagining a future in which everyone has a clock that constantly ticks down and time on that clock is used as currency. When the clock hits zero, you die... but if you can manage to make a lot of money/time, then you could potentially live forever. Timberlake plays a young man named Will from the slums who runs into a man who has more than a century, which he gives to Will. Of course, there's another saying with money: "Mo' money, mo' problems."

Rotten Tomatoes has "In Time" at a disappointing 35% among critics, who are praising the cast (which also includes Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy and "Mad Men" star Vincent Kartheiser) and the premise, but calling the execution "blunt" and a bit flat.

See it if: You've had enough of comedy JT and you're ready for action-hero JT

Puss in Boots

Rated PG, 90 mins.

Hey, you know that hilarious cat character in the "Shrek" movies? Ever wish they'd just give him his own movie? Your wish is Dreamworks' command, as the newest installment in the "Shrek" series is "Puss in Boots." The movie is a prequel of sorts, recounting the escapades of the swashbuckling cat before the events of "Shrek." As always, the movie balances fun stuff for the kids with some wink-and-a-nod adult humor.

Rotten Tomatoes has "Puss in Boots" at 78% among critics. Not quite as high as the first two "Shrek" installments, but considerably better than the third and fourth.

See it if: You want to see a cat do some pop culture references.

The Rum Diary

Rated R, 119 mins.

When Johnny Depp uncovered "The Rum Diary," a novel from Hunter S. Thompson, he knew it was only a matter of time before he would put the project on screen. After all, Depp starred in Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and received quite a cult following for it, too. This time, Depp plays a different journalist by the name of Paul Kemp, who travels to Puerto Rico and indulges in rum and women before uncovering a capitalist plot to ruin the spirit of the island.

Rotten Tomatoes has "The Rum Diary" at only 53% among critics. If the plot sounds a little unfocused to you, you're not alone: critics are complaining that the movie is all over the place without much unification.

See it if: You liked "Fear and Loathing," or have a thing for Johnny Depp or Amber Heard (in either case, who would blame you?)