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U/A (INDIA)
2004
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Positive Reviews
22
Negative reviews
17
Average Rating
2.5
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4.5
But working on a giant blockbuster isnt the most gratifying experience.
We Got This Covered
1.0
Youve seen Roadrunner cartoons with more suspense than this entirely predictable hash.
Austin Chronicle
3.0
But the mood is often undermined by overly mannered acting and gee whiz dialogue (Oh my God, thats the future.).
Screen Daily
2.5
Theory is, if you can predict the future, your stock price will go up.Yes, and you can win the lottery, too, although once the fundamental principles ..
Rogerebert
2.5
In the end, I think the films greatest drawback was its directors lack of vision and understanding of the world of technology and his inability to inc ..
JoBlo
1.5
You can get bigger thrills playing computer solitaire than you can watching this dumb thriller, which is anyway more of a video game than a movie.
Sover
2.0
For every haunting BLADE RUNNER (1982), theres a half baked melange of goofball science and stuff blowing up like this.
Tv Guide
3.8
Overall, Paycheck moves at a nice clip and provides some genuine moments of suspense.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.8
It should have been an adult movie that seriously explored some truly thought provoking ideas.
Lariat
2.8
Most of the sci has been dropped altogether, and the remaining fi is basic stuff, entertaining as far as it goes, but nothing special.It moves quickly ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
It lacks pace and inventiveness, never drawing anything meaningful or exciting from the premise.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Its also the sort of film you can have hours of fun kicking to pieces in the pub afterwards.
View London
2.5
But only dedicated fans will be willing to overlook Paychecks relatively weak cast and lackluster fights and chases.
Film Journal
3.5
And if you can put that into perspective, the film is a pretty decent sub Hitchcock thriller.
Mountain X
1.3
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Star Tribune
3.1
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
2.8
Were Paychecks blankness presented more convincingly as a brilliant scheme to echo Dicks story (adapted by screenwriter Dean Georgaris), the movie wou ..
Ew
3.0
Some remedial script work is in need, and the characters are far from compelling. But the action is up to scratch and it rattles happily along.
Empire
2.0
We can stand it when a thriller requires some suspension of disbelief, but the boredom of this would be thriller is unforgivable.
Common Sense Media
2.5
Paycheck is a blast of summer in the heart of the holiday movie season.
Sf Gate
1.9
Paycheck is a clever twist on the detective film thriller, and a testament to Dicks imagination, but its ultimately a failureworse than the mediocre c ..
Slant Magazine
2.0
When a new, less dangerous memory elimination procedure comes along, one that can safely do away with three years instead of a few months, Michael is ..
The New York Times
2.5
While the tautly paced Paycheck succeeds at keeping your attention, it offers nothing at all to think about or even remember once its two hours have r ..
The Movie Boy
3.0
The film does a good job of keeping its protagonist just as much in the dark as the audience and it utilizes each item/clue in a way that doesnt feel ..
Bullz-Eye
2.2
Ben Affleck aint Gregory Peck but does a decent enough job as brainy engineer Jennings.
Reeling Reviews
1.5
Starring Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman. And Ben Affleck and Uma Thurmans stunt doubles.
Flickfilosopher
1.9
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
2.5
Director John Woo has a knack for slick action sequences and well choreographed stunts with stunning sets as the backdrop.
Hollywood
2.5
In all fairness to Affleck, however, its hard to see how any star could elevate this particular movie out of its rut.
Seattle Pi
1.0
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Standard
3.0
The result is an enjoyable film that will keep you awake and involved, but not nearly as good as it could have been.
Tony Medley
2.8
Ben Affleck regains some of his square jaw charm after the disastrous Gigli in this entertaining but bland sci fi action thriller by John Woo (Windtal ..
Coles Mithey
3.1
Perhaps needless to say, the playful but inconsequential Paycheck doesnt live up to its forerunners.
Groucho Reviews
3.1
Woos talent as the champ of check your brain cinema makes that easier than it is in most hole riddled movies.
Spliced Wire
3.5
WHOS GOING TO LIKE THIS MOVIE Ben Affleck fans and people who like popcorn sci fi action flicks.
7M Pictures
2.0
Rosie DiManno: Sometimes, the truth simply will never be known Last week we learned that we likely will never learn the cause of two spectacular myste ..
The Star
1.3
This laughable, ludicrous science fiction thriller which is quite violent, especially for a PG 13 rated film gives further proof of the eroding skills ..
Deseret News
3.5
Its a novel idea and ideas are what writers are supposed to be good at.Take this a step further and youre looking ahead in time.
Urban Cine File
4.0
This is movie night material for futuristic action fans who are launched into entertainment orbit by a thriller with clever plotting of time lines.
Varia Gate
3.1
Its entertaining enough while you watch it, although it breaks no new ground, but will have slipped from your memory not long after youve left the the ..
Three Movie Buffs
1.0
If ever a movie title summed up a viewers assessment of all those involved its this one.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.5
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Kansas City
3.1
No funny stuff!.And by funny stuff I mean holding hands, googoo eyes, misdirected woo which is pretty much any John Woo film.
Montreal Film Journal
1.0
Details: 2003, USA, Cert 12A, 110 mins Direction: John Woo and John Wood Genre: Action / Sci fi / Thriller Summary: A man learns that his memory of th ..
Film Guardian
2.5
Lately Hollywood has been taking some good and interesting ideas and turning them into boring and predictable movies (Underworld and League of Extraor ..
Scifi Movie Page
2.5
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Freep
1.9
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
2.5
In prioritizing the plot twists, Paycheck also fails to humanize and develop its characters.The best of its predecessors, Andrew Davis The Fugitive am ..
Nitrate Online
2.5
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Film Force Ign
3.0
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