Total Recall (2012)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2012
	Director: Len Wiseman (Underworld 1 & 2, Live Free or Die Hard)
	Actors: Colin Farell (Phone Booth, Miami Vice, The New World), Kate Beckinsale (Underworld 1-4), Jessica Biel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The A-team), Bryan Cranson, Bill Nighy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Action, SF
	Conditions of visioning: 24.08.2012, Museum Lichtspiele cinema
Synopsis: In a future post chemical war, Doug Quaid wants to use the services of a memories-altering company to escape his boring day-to-day life. But is he really who he thinks he is?
Review: This is the remake of the classic 1990 movie by Paul Verhoeven and staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, itself adapted from the novel We can remember it for you wholesale by Philip K. Dick, one of the godfathers of Science-Fiction. They had the good idea of changing many things compared to the original movie, so that the remake feels more justified. No red planet and mutants in this one! But it is not closer to the novel as I heard. The general story and characters are the same as in the original, more than I thought actually, so I was not surprised much as the story went on. There are some nice references to the original movie for the fans. One sure thing is that you don't get bored during the projection! It is non-stop action. Special effects are omnipresent and well done. The reproach I can make is that the viewer don't feel much empathy for the characters, in particular the colonists (replacing the mutants), which is a pity as they should be the main motivation for Quaid's actions. Then many scenes are inspired from other movies: some Matrix, some I Robot, some Star Wars, and a lot of lens flares dear to J. J. Abrams (Star Trek). My rating is an average of 7/10 for the action and 3/10 for the story.
Rating: 5 /10