Total Recall (1990 film)
1990
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One clever chase sequence involves his character and a resistance member named Melina ( Jessica Biel) jumping onto and off a maze of vertical and horizontal elevators; it's sort of an action version of 3-D chess. "Total Recall" is well-crafted, high energy sci-fi.
Aug 3, 2012 · While it boasts some impressive action sequences, Total Recall lacks the intricate plotting, wry humor, and fleshed out characters that made the original a sci-fi classic. Read Critics Reviews
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- Len Wiseman
- PG-13
- Colin Farrell
Under Paul Verhoeven's frenetic direction, Total Recall is a fast-paced rush of violence, gore, and humor that never slacks. Read Critics Reviews
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- Paul Verhoeven
- R
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
Aug 2, 2012 · In “Total Recall,” inspired by a Philip K. Dick story, Colin Farrell plays a futuristic factory worker who is haunted by strange dreams.
- Len Wiseman
- A.O. Scott
- 118 min
Aug 3, 2012 · Total Recall. A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run.
- (267K)
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Len Wiseman
- 2012-08-03
User Reviews. I'm very much anti-remake. If the original worked, leave it alone. In the case of the 1990 Total Recall we had what was built to be the biggest movie yet made starring the biggest movie star around. Yep, that sounds like a viable candidate for remaking.
Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Sep 4, 2023. Done right, Total Recall should be a glorious mash-up of genres; The Truman Show-meets-Blade Runner. As it is, this is sci-fi without ideas, and a...
