Total Recall (2012): 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. (6.3)
Director: Len Wiseman
Writers: Kurt Wimmer (screenplay), Mark Bomback (screenplay)
Stars: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel
I think, they first thought of the action sequences and then hatched up a plot to string them together. There is nothing even close to the previous Total Recall movie's story other than the names of the characters. That concept of an elevator that goes through the earth core requires us to forget a lot of realities. That's okay; this is just a silly Hollywood action flick. The flying car sequence is well done in terms of special effects but that's all there is. This version definitely has better actors, but they went with action sequences and fight scenes over any real dialog. The core of the story in the main character's search for his real identity has lots of ways to spin it, and could have been a brain-teaser for the audience, but alas the screen writers didn't think it was worth their effort. It is a movie to kill time (for those who like it better dead) watching some great CGI stuff. My Rating: 6.0
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