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Total Recall (2012)
Directed by Len Wiseman
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Overview
Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the procedure goes wrong, Quaid becomes a wanted man by the police and joins forces with a rebel fighter to stop the evil Chancellor Cohaagen.
Rated PG-13 | Length 118 minutes
Actors
Colin Farrell | Jessica Biel | Kate Beckinsale | Ethan Hawke | Bill Nighy | John Cho | Bryan Cranston | Dylan Smith | Cam Clarke | Bokeem Woodbine | Will Yun Lee | Natalie Lisinska | Milton Barnes | Stephen MacDonald | James McGowan | Michael Therriault | Mishael Morgan | Linlyn Lue | Andrew Moodie | Kaitlyn Leeb | Leo Guiyab | Nykeem Provo | Steve Byers | Danny Waugh | Geoffrey Pounsett | Jesse Bond | Warren Belle | Vincent Rother | Matthew Nette | Brooks Darnell | Brett Donahue | James Downing | Simon Sinn | Lisa Chandler | Miranda Jade | Shereen Airth | Philip Moran | Leigh Folsom Boyd | Emily Chang | Clive Ashborn | Bill Coulter | Merella Fernandez | Alicia-Kay Markson | Brian Rodriguez | Bridget Hoffman | Brian T. Delaney | J.J. Perry
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/03/2012 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 2.5 stars |
| (Average) 2.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
TOTAL RECALL 2012: now with less in common with Philip K. Dick’s story than the first film.
This remake certainly doesn’t desrve all of the hate it received, if you look at it as a standalone film. It’s not a great film but it’s not horrible either. It’s entertaining and fast-paced and blah blah blah, but it just doesn’t grab you like the original did. And, by using robots as the main villains it sort of sanitizes it when compared with the original, but then again Hollywood has lost its balls.
I will say one thing: the film looks great, but I attribute that more to the fact that the set design borrows heavily from BLADE RUNNER.
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