film details
Total Recall
1hr 58mins
Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy, John Cho
Directed by: Len Wiseman
The plot: In the late 21st century, Earth has been devastated by World War III. Factory worker Doug Quaid feels disgruntled so he visits Rekall, which promises to realise clients' dreams using implanted artificial memories. Rekall representative McClane discovers that Doug has previously experienced a memory wipe, suggesting he has something to hide. Soon after, Doug learns that his wife Lori is a spy, who has been surveying him for years, making sure his fractured memories of the past do not resurface.
Orange movie-goers' reactions
- " All too arty farty and was no need, it ruined a great story. Nightly was a bit out of her depth. " — Paul , 37, Stevenage
- " Fantastic high action film! Made only better due to Mr Farrel." — Angie, 38
- " Boring, boring, boring. Pathetic. Got the impression the sfx people were the only ones having fun and even they couldn't make up their minds which way the 'action' (yawn) should proceed. Would rather watch paint dry . " — Col, 59, London
- " Much better than the original film, the action sequences were fast moving and exciting, the cgi props and environment were fist rate.. I really enjoyed it.. " — jools, 42, newcastle
- " Far too long and boring " — trish, 48, London
- " Awesome movie, totally loved the action scenes!" — hannah, 21, birmingham
- " terrible film, unnecessarily long chase scenes ruined any storyline this film might of had. poor CGI acting and execution all result in a clock watching 2 hour flop. The original film had bundles more of everything." — Bert, 32, Bedfordshire
- " Pure boring makes the first film watchable" — Jake Atkinson, 20, Stoke-On-Trent
- " liked original but this was a good modern version, Colin Farrell looks buff n Kate beckinsale was an awesome good looking baddy! x" — Liz , 36, Barnsley
- " who would of thought that a remake would be even worse than the original. At least arnies acting was amusing. Colin Farrell is soo wooden, the story line is ridiculous, the acting, poor, the action poor, don't bother with the cinema, rent the original" — Geoff, 47, bristol
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Variety
"Crazy new gadgets, vigorous action sequences and a thorough production-design makeover aren't enough to keep Total Recall from feeling like a near-total redundancy."
Den of Geek
"As a diverting piece of eye candy, it?s just about worth the price of admission."
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