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2012
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2.0
But Wisemans Total Recall isnt intellectualized like Blade Runner, or even that much more sophisticated than his Underworld movies.
Av Club
2.0
But Wisemans Total Recall isnt intellectualized like Blade Runner, or even that much more sophisticated than his Underworld movies.
Av Club
3.0
The 1990 movie was no great shakes, but it was punchy and (moderately) inventive, and even when it got overly thrill ride schlocky, it stayed fun.
EW
3.8
This movie has its own reason you cant go outside and breathe the air.
Rogerebert
3.0
The martial arts action in this take on TOTAL RECALL is more streamlined and less mean and crude than in the Verhoeven version, but its arguably less ..
Common Sense Media
1.3
Total Recall is nothing more than a lazy, dull, soulless studio effort wrapped up in an enticing sci fi landscape.
We Got This Covered
1.5
If Verhoevens version is a woozy cool head trip and a half, Wisemans take on Dick is the cinematic equivalent of mainlining bad bathtub crank.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
The first question, of course, is: Why.Why take a film that has barely aged a day since its release in 1990 and subject it to the CGI remake treatment
Time Out
1.9
For a film about rememberingor rather, a film about a film about rememberingthe sterile digital textures and manic action rhythms of Wisemans movie ar ..
2.5
While it may not be a fully realized take on Dicks forward thinking work, its still a far better film than the Verhoeven version.
4.5
But beneath all the gloss, blood and bullets, lurks a film thats actually about something.
Collider
3.0
The outcome is engaging enough, though not entirely satisfying from either a genre or narrative standpoint, lacking substance and a degree of imaginat ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
This Total Recall is fast, furious, and frequently confusing fun, but to be completely honest, it lacks the snappy, weirdo vibe of its predecessor.
3.6
The production design is first rate, creating a gritty feel of realespecially in the Colony scenesthat bespeaks exhaustive and competent attention to ..
Paste Magazine
3.0
Love it or hate it, the original movie at least had personality thanks to its absurd sense of humor.
IGN
2.0
The man cooked up mind twisting ideas that seem unfilmable without a lot of visual garlic sprinkled on.
E Film Critic
2.0
Wisemans film pays lip service to the possibility but without much enthusiasm, and yawning plot holes start opening up whenever the subject is raised.
Telegraph
2.0
Farrell and Beckinsale emerge unscathed, but the endless scrabbling for novelty and reinvention leaves this feeling unaccountably stale and familiar.
2.5
Usually a noisy sci fi movie with more action than ideas is harmless, a staple of summer and early fall, the kind of thing that fills up the space bet ..
Cinema Blend
1.0
Beckinsale, stalking into rooms like shes ready for a Vogue shoot, is as undeterred in her mission to kill as the Terminator.
Ny Daily News
2.5
Despite a good cast, and some top notch (refreshingly non 3D) visuals, this movie just never comes to life, and left me feeling bored and restless.
JoBlo
3.0
While not all of these ideas are successful, the directors attempt at re imagining Philip K. Dicks story will present action/sci fi lovers with a comp ..
Screen Rant
3.1
Happily, travel between the rulers and the ruled is facilitated by the Fall no, not a ride at Wonderland but an elevator that tunnels through the very ..
The Globe And Mail
3.1
Hey, I remember this: An assembly line worker visits an establishment that promises a wild ride to exotic locales all inside his head.They strap him t ..
Philly
3.1
That may sound like a prescription for psychic agony, but from my perspective, its the opposite.
Philly
3.0
While an adequate futuristic chase movie...it has no particular distinction. The most notable thing about this take on remembering is how forgettable ..
One Guys Opinion
1.5
Where Paul Verhoevens original was testosterone stupid and, therefore, fun, Wisemans film is just boring stupid.
Village Voice
2.5
And the folks at Total Rekall are all about tinkering with your memory, your reality.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
The pic plays out as an all non stop action and no substance futuristic sci fi thriller.
Sover
2.5
History will probably not repeat itself with the somewhat prudish Beckinsale.No one can fault Wisemans vision.
ReelViews
2.0
The question is simple: why would anyone want to redo Schwarzenegger
Blu Ray
4.0
But the action is thrilling and the futuristic setting superbly realized, thanks to a proper mix of green screen sequences and physical sets.
Chicago Reader
2.5
We get a good look at these two distinct areas, and the art direction is familiar but effective.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
I was never a big fan of the Schwarzenegger version, but at least I remember it.
2.5
The production design is a highlight of this post apocalyptic tale, but the interiors stand out more than the obviously computer generated cityscapes.
Usa Today
1.9
And although the film recovers for a silly yet entertaining finish, For a Good Time, Call.. has, by then, established itself as an erratic comedy that ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Whatever you wish you could have done, you can remember it as though you had.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Cranston doesnt get much of an opportunity to create anything worthwhile.
News Review
3.0
But what was once an inventive concept now feels routine and director Len Wiseman (Die Hard 4.0) focuses on overblown visual effects at the expense of ..
Radio Times
4.0
Decent enough as an action pic but sorely needing some Schwarzenegger magic and a greater use of the sci fi concept, this new version of Total Recall ..
Screen It
1.3
Its two hours youll never get back and every minute is a bad memory.
Rolling Stone
2.5
Undemanding filmgoers wont mind watching this cut and paste action through a series of kinetic videogame levels.
Shadows On The Wall
2.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many ..
Pop Matters
2.0
An entirely pointless remake thanks to a messy script, a lack of chemistry between the three leads and a failure to grasp what made the original film ..
View London
2.5
Sorry if the comparisons are unfair, but the new Total Recall invites them, cracking inside jokes for fans but failing to improve on its predecessor.
News Day
2.0
How many audiences recall 1990s Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone.Probably not many.
Cs Monitor
1.9
Chinet.The original Arnold Schwarzenegger movie was perfection a moonbeam James Bond better than any actual James Bond movie.
New York Post
1.5
Blade Runner and the sadly underappreciated animated A Scanner Darkly are the best of breed; most of the restincluding Impostor, Minority Report, Payc ..
Film Journal International ..
2.5
That approach might bear fruit if the movie slowed down long enough to let it.
Boston
2.5
And, beyond a certain three breasted woman, a clunky checkpoint sequence and the odd one liner, there is little else to connect this with its camp pre ..
Smh
2.0
The physical glory goes to Beckinsale and Biel who slug it out ferociously. The only problem is that in the clinches its difficult to tell them apart. ..
Smh
2.0
But where Blade Runner had a unified sensibility, the new Total Recall is a series of set pieces whose CGI environments trump narrative logic.
Npr
1.9
What remains is a total retread of a popcorn classic made shinier, louder and crushingly dumber.
Star Tribune
1.5
This is an Original Film production. *snort* Whatev. *snort* In actual fact, this is director Len Underworld Wisemans least hacktackular movie yet, wh ..
1.5
snort* In actual fact, this is director Len Underworld Wisemans least hacktackular movie yet, which isnt to say that its quality entertainment, but it ..
2.0
A major disappointment, this remake has litle to do with the much admired 1990 original, and every element in it, including the action, is second rate ..
Emanuellevy
2.0
The 1990 version was witty and quirky, much of its charm coming from Arnie.
Guardian
2.0
Len Wisemans futurist thriller is a new version of the famous Philip K Dick short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale; the result recalls Ridle ..
Guardian
2.0
Most of it looks rather too much like Ridley Scotts classic, Blade Runner.
Daily Mail
2.0
Instead of at least giving the movie a subtle sense of wit or dark humor, theres such a stern dramatic tone that keeps the film consistently slogging ..
Cinema Crazed
2.0
But CGI does not equal visual sensibility, and the way Verhoeven uses light and framing and editing the way every shot serves to establish an unknown ..
Salon
3.0
Everything of note in this movie is pretty much a straight lift from another, better science fiction movie: The sharpest story turns all come straight ..
Slate
2.0
Even with low expectations, youll find this a wretched experience.
Flim List
4.0
But it is the rise of China, stamped all over the film that is its biggest statement.
1.5
As a result, bewildered Farrell, brutish Beckinsale and beguiling Biel are shallow prototypes, as are the adversarial political leaders, autocratic Ch ..
Susang Ranger
2.5
This is just the usual soulless update to a slightly stupid but memorable film.
Movies
2.0
Formerly a fun, dumb, R rated, Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, this is now a PG 13, CGI Cheese Whiz exercise in remaking a famous title with a second tie ..
Boston Herald
2.0
The result is a picture drained of the fun and gleeful excess of the original without any compensating psychological intrigue or gripping story.
Express
2.0
You could win Olympic gold or star alongside JR Ewing without leaving the comfort of your chair.
Express
2.5
Director Len Wisemans slick update doesnt have the same cult appeal, but fans of the 1990 original, as well as the Philip K. Dick short story on which ..
Bullz-Eye
2.0
Both movies use it as a springboard for the screenwriters inventions, turning the film into more of an action vehicle with science fiction overtones.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.2
But like one of its less successful sequences, where a Mexican standoff defuses its own tension when two different characters back down from shooting ..
Blogs Indie Wire
1.5
While he succeeds well enough, the scripts dearth of character development doesnt give him much to work with.
Hollywood Reporter
2.0
And I think its fair to say that the films interplanetary shenanigans left an awful lot of moviegoers wanting anything but Mars.
The Atlantic
1.0
This is a summer movie spectacle youll sit through and by the time you leave the parking lot, youll be hard pressed to think of anything you liked abo ..
Lyles Movie Files
1.0
The rest of the cast is merely forgettable.Then there is the weird decision not to go to Mars.
Standard
4.0
Click the book to read the first chapter and for ordering information.
Tony Medley
3.5
Thats fine, since this is meant to be an action movie and Wiseman really has a good handle on how to make a quickly paced movie that doesnt just rehas ..
3.0
This movie is a reaction to the original as much as its a remake, and because of that, I think it manages to carve out its own identity.
Hit Fix
2.5
Everything about it feels designed by committee, almost as though studio suits were more responsible for the films creative direction than the actual ..
Aisle Seat
2.0
If youve somehow never seen the original Total Recall, go rent it now, and give this lukewarm re heating a miss.I guarantee you will have a grand time ..
Herald Sun
1.9
The effects look great, but is that even worth noting when smart high schoolers can make monsters on their laptops.What movies effects dont look great ..
Nj
3.0
Wiseman may lack a bold singular vision, but he tries to make up for it with sheer density, effort and expense.The colonys stacked multicultural dwell ..
Oregon Live
2.5
Yes, Verhoevens Total Recall may look hopelessly dated at this point, but at least it has outrageous special effects, clever social satire, and style ..
Movies Tv Guide
2.0
Yet the films dystopian setting is blatantly derivative of sci fi classics from Metropolis to Blade Runner.
The Age
2.5
For a world so heavily populated, its surprisingly difficult to find engaging inhabitants.
2.0
Whilst the action is grand in scope and certainly high in production values it somehow lacks any tangible sense of tension or drama.
Cine Vue
4.0
Fans of the bloody 1990 original starring a hulking Arnold Schwarzenegger might regard this remake as sacrilege, but in many ways it makes for a perfe ..
Mirror
3.1
Despite some plot holes and an overly serious tone, I still enjoyed this movie.
Three Movie Buffs
2.0
The final reel has an incendiary sameness but Total Recall should create fond new memories for sci fi fans.
Tamp A Bay
3.8
The original Total Recall spawned a bundle of pop culture references,but unfortunately, the 1990 sci fi blockbuster was also a total mess.
Kansas City
3.0
But it feels mostly soulless despite the best efforts of the cast.
Digital Spy
2.0
Shows little interest in the reality bending ambiguities of the original, and is content to tell a pretty straight forward (read: dull) spy story.
Flicks
1.9
Would you believe that leaves plenty of time for the heroes to get away
Red Eye Chicago
4.4
The richly constructed first hour is so superior to any feat of sci fi speculation since Minority Report that the bland aftertaste of the chase finale ..
Stl Today
2.0
But lest you think you are entering an existential examination of the universe, remember that this is an all out summer popcorn movie.
Cleve Land
2.5
Theres a lot of other stuff about this movie that doesnt make any sense but Wiseman doesnt seem too concerned.
Screen Crush
2.5
If Schwarzenegger is more entertaining, Farrell is the more legitimate thespian.
Dustin Put Man
4.5
Total Recall Id normally be loathed to recommend a lifeless remake of existing intellectual property, but theres something rather fascinating about co ..
Stuff
2.5
The style is cut and pasted from other movies, and without a stronger sense of the characters and story, theres not much else to see here
Contact Music
3.5
Mores the pity.Still, for longer than you imagine, this is an exciting and unexpected ride.
Hollywood And Fine
3.0
The age old question of what makes us who we are is one that is endlessly fascinating, . . . even if the dialogue is neither sparkling nor thudding, b ..
Killer Movie Reviews
3.0
A sci fi action movie that wears its influences loudly, what Total Recall lacks in originality it makes up in its brooding tech world action noir spec ..
Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
Considering what a commanding majority of the films running time is made up of large scale action scenes and chases in CGI environments, its disastrou ..
Antagony & Ecstasy
3.8
Youll want to remember the sci fi futurescape but forget the plot in this Recall reboot.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
1 of 2 View Caption Courtesy Michael Gibson | Columbia Pictures Colin Farrell plays Doug Quaid, a regular guy about to go through the Mind Trip expe C ..
Sltrib
2.5
Total Recall is like Bourne Identity met Blade Runner, then had an ugly tabloid breakup followed by a nervous breakdown and a tell all book.
Io9 Gizmodo
3.1
This totally confusing futuristic set piece is a remake of the 1990 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger remanufactured as generic visual and action sp ..
Js Online
2.5
If judged as an original production, it feels more like a montage of better sci fi fare in the same way that Knowing felt like a montage of impending ..
Movie Crypt
2.0
Total Recall Synopsis Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories.
Movie Web
1.5
Sure, seeing Jessica Biel fight Kate Beckinsale while Colin Farrell punches a robot in a speeding space elevator has something inherent that appeals t ..
Hollywood Chicago
1.5
Watching the 2012 version is the cinematic equivalent of having an exceptionally bad cold or sinus infection to the point that you cant taste or smell ..
Cinemix Tape
2.0
Theres no denying that that can happen; sometimes its a blast to throw sensibility out the window and enjoy a hefty dose of futuristic fighting, but h ..
Shockya
3.0
My slate is clean, so Im free to see Total Recall 2012 for exactly what it is: a bright and shiny slice of blockbuster sci fi thats so dazzling it mak ..
The Shiz Nit
3.1
Just about this time last year, Rise of the Planet of the Apes swung into theaters on a low hanging vine of expectations.Then it surprised us all.
Mercury News
2.5
This version is more no nonsense, an extended foot and hover car chase through a meticulously conceived world of floating gardens, malls and freeways. ..
Bitly
2.0
The end result is serviceably slick but soulless, alternating between hyperactivity repetitive martial arts and endless hovercar chases and a dutiful ..
Scots Man
2.5
Unfortunately, it doesnt have the richness of ideas to back it up.
Scene Stealers
1.0
Youll smite that sentiment, arguing that had it been a triumph, no one would mind, but the truth is that this endeavour never had any chance of succee ..
The Ooh Tray
2.0
The original movie looks dated today, but it still offers some snazzy pre digital effects and of course Schwarzeneggers enjoyable self parodying perfo ..
reason
1.5
More or less serviceable action thriller with some nice ideas for visual set pieces, but did it really have to be as long as it is
Film 4
1.0
Suffice to say, youre best off forgetting this sorry mess ever happened.
Scifi Now
1.5
If youre thinking of seeing Total Recall just for Farrell, might I recommend In Bruges instead How about Tigerland Or Ondine Or anything not Total Rec ..
Lainey Gossip
3.8
It doesnt forget its roots. It simply overwrites them with some new memories.
Scifi Movie Page
2.0
Len Wisemans Total Recall a shiny, shallow take on Philip K. Dicks short story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale is a far cry from the nutso 1990 a ..
Streaming Quickflix
1.0
As you may recall, or even Rekall, the troubled hero of the original Total Recall, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, goes to a brain bending establishm ..
Wsj
1.9
When the leader of the rebels turns out to be Baby Herman from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, its clear that the satirical bulls eyes Verhoeven nailed in Ro ..
Clclt
2.5
What we end up with is a forgettable, monotonous reimagining that was wholly unnecessary.
3.0
You betcha.But at this time of the year, you cant expect perfection.
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
For an idea grounded in genuinely fascinating ethical, philosophical, and technological questions, this Total Recall remake has opted for form over su ..
Concrete Play Ground
2.5
Ripping off Blade Runner and Minority Report, Wiseman loves a chase the film is littered with them but forgets the rest.
The National
2.5
It never works though, and you just wonder why this one keeps calling attention to that one.
M Tv
3.0
For all its good intentions...the film does not fight hard enough to rise above the emotions of the issue to explore real solutions.
Tiny Url
2.5
Dicks stories tend to be absolute fascinating, but the appreciation for the genre master needs to be handled by the same folks whove made superhero fi ..
Cinema Sight
3.5
Sometimes directors did new takes on their own old films: Alfred Hitchcock with The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 and 1956), Leo McCarey with the 1939 L ..
Entertainment Time
2.5
Could have been a terrific mind trip down memory lanes. Guilty pleasure if its your thing. Its just not mine.
Tri City Herald
2.5
There you can have your brain fitted with fond memories of things that never happened.Want to be a pro basketball player
Media Mikes
1.8
But unlike the original film that made good sport in questioning reality versus dream, this movie just feels like another chase action thriller and ev ..
Daily Film Fix
3.0
The very fast, very loud, very dynamic, very cartoony violent Total Recall remake will make you feel like youve been hit in the face with a brick for ..
Theepoch Times
2.5
This script, in the hands of Len Wiseman, the director of Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, isnt as tough as the first one.
Qc Times
3.0
Its not even the timeless B movie the original can at least boast.
Reel Talk Online
3.5
The look of the sci fi universe, and good action sequences make up for the near pointless plot.
The Scorecard Review
2.5
Whatever that is, fully enjoying this film probably requires that your mind take one.
Washington City Paper
2.5
Total Recall (2012) all but abandons the muddy, ambivalent politics, and indistinguishable reality/unreality for a futuristic spy thriller.As an actio ..
Graffiti With Punctuation
5.0
The original Total Recall 22 years ago not only demonstrated that Arnold Schwarzenegger could deliver a smart lead performance of a character not a ro ..
Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
I just couldnt remember much about what happened after leaving the theater.
Movie Chambers
3.0
Kate Beckinsale moves like a freaking predator... predator with a lower case p.
Need Coffee
2.0
Which doesnt mean anyone keeps their feet on the ground.Indeed, theres so much jumping, falling and flailing around in zero gravity youll wish cinemas ..
Sky
1.3
The new Total Recall fails on the most basic levels: Its characters are dull, and its action is duller.
Miami
3.0
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Richard Roeper
4.3
Dont try any of that crap, dont go to the desert and take pills to see stuff, just enjoy your life.Right
Schmoes Know
2.0
Like a novelty cover band, Wisemans Total Recall through a checklist of things you have to do if you do a Total Recall.
Film.com
3.0
Colin Farrell is the blandest of leading men; a credible actor, but charisma deficient no matter how many times the studios tell us hes a star.
Metro Times
2.0
And while Beckinsales action scenes are the best thing in the film, thats just not enough to justify the remake or make it entertaining enough to be s ..
Kpbs
3.5
Like much of the movie, it shows a real creativity on the part of the writers and directors, which leads to a reasonably satisfying climax, with a cou ..
Hey U Guys
2.5
Wiseman directs his film as if its a shark... But really, its more of a carp, shiny and pretty but fat and dopey, fed on nothing but scavenged leftove ..
MSN Movies
3.0
With Total Recall you get a lot of eye candy but no real meat and potatoes
Dread Central
1.5
The remake doesnt actually involve interplanetary travel, but the point stands.
Splice Today
3.0
It honors the earlier version, sometimes directly, sometimes with a cheeky twist and includes a bit of existential rumination about memory, identity, ..
Movie Mom
2.8
It looks simultaneously lavish and interchangeable in its explosions and shoot em ups with a dozen other recent action movies, and in its sci fi styli ..
Movie Line
2.0
Its difficult to review this film without comparing it to the 1990 original because it highlights what specifically is so wrong with this version.
Standard Net Au
4.0
Punctuated by thrilling action sequences set to Harry Gregson Williamss bombastic score, director Len Wisemans film barely pauses for breath to worry ..
Liver Pool Echo
3.5
If there had never been an original Total Recall, the reaction to Wisemans version would surely have been a lot less frosty. Because in and of itself, ..
Sfx
3.0
A perfectly workmanlike sci fi action thriller... but there are so many little nods to the original that anyone with a passing awareness of it is remi ..
Sfx
0.5
Its really sad to see the brilliant Bryan Cranston acting half asleep underneath a horrible wig.
The Popcorn Junkie
1.5
It stands on its own as as a dystopian paranoid fantasy of the sole remaining future superpowers.
D Cist
3.0
This version of the tale dispenses with most of Arnold Schwarzeneggers finest and most memorable quips, but it doesnt skimp on Total Recalls most impo ..
Movie Juice
1.0
Imagine that.The new Total Recall is barely more recognizable as a PKD adaptation than its predecessor, but while the 1990 Schwarzenegger movie might ..
Blogs Houston Press
2.0
A sad carbon copy, devoid of any flair and existing mainly to get people to see the first one again.
Mania.com
2.5
Reflect upon Arnies original as it teeters on the brink of 90s kitsch with all the hipster coolness you can muster, but fact is it told a fast, fun st ..
Screen Space(Squarespace)
2.0
So many action films ignore that concept and stick solely to the spectacle of the chase and leave the rest in the filthy remains.
Fox News
2.0
In fact, it often feels as if Wiseman is not sure whether hes remaking Total Recall or the exceptionally influential Blade Runner, Ridley Scotts 1982 ..
Birmingham Mail
0.5
Humorless, glossy, bland as milk, generic and instantly forgettable.
Play Boy
2.5
After watching the new Total Recall, youll want the memory of another, better movie implanted in your head.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis ..
3.0
Visually, the 2012 remake is better than the original, with interesting set and background designs, decent enough futuristic vehicles, and superb spec ..
Movie Metropolis
1.0
Wiseman has crafted an inert and thoroughly forgettable generic action film out of a rather surefire premise.
Chud
3.0
The relentless score by Harry Gregson Williams and electronica outfit Hybrid doesnt help much.
Fanboys of the Universe
2.5
Glum, heavily borrowed from other films, with murkily shot action sequences, it has none of the nutty brio of the original.
Ohio
3.1
A sold action film where director Len Wiseman and the writing team avoid the trap of trying to be more meaningful or thoughtful than necessary.
1.5
This is not the worst film youll see this year. Its not even the most disappointing film of the summer. But it sucks pretty bad.
Movie City News
3.0
I enjoyed its clever gadgets, like a palm phone and the way cars travel in the sky using magnetism, and the impressive action scenes, well shot by Bec ..
1.5
Total Recall has moments of delicious escapism, but theyre snack sized.
Eugene Weekly
3.5
For the most part, he succeeds with a lavishly produced remake thats smart, sexy and action packed with exciting fight scenes and flying car chases.
Access Hollywood
3.1
Perhaps it is hypocritical of me since Ive complained about copycat remakes, but I was disappointed Wiseman didnt give us the most famous line from th ..
Atlantic City Weekly
3.0
The movie is dark and ominous and thudding in predictable, deeply boring ways.
Deads
1.5
Mixes unimaginative action, halfhearted political allegory and a general air of why are we doing this again
Technology Tell
3.0
Throw in a dash of Minority Report and I, Robot, and you have yourself a lukewarm sci fi action film.
Ladue News
3.0
Unshackled from the burden of its title and the expectations that come with it, the movie manages to be an entertaining, action packed adventure peppe ..
Ifc
3.0
This new version of Total Recall is the cinematic equivalent of a vibrator: it is whirling, sleek, shiny and utterly artificial, yet it gets you where ..
The Crat
4.0
Between Beckinsales feral killer, and Cranstons mix of wry humor with authoritarian villainy, this smart update streams like a bullet train. Kudos to ..
1.0
The result was a joyous, passingly intelligent entertainment that still is repeatedly watchable.It was thrilling.
Culture Catch
4.5
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3.2
Buried in the plot are Dick ian themes of class mobility, where new memories offer an alternative past and a whole other identity. But Wisemans Total ..
Ask Men
4.0
But those hoping for a real head tripa truly cerebral Dick adaptationwill have to keep waiting.
Time Out Chicago
1.0
Beckinsale is laughable as the kick ass vengeful wife with clipped Brit accent, high heeled boots and flouncy hair. Not since War Horse has a mane of ..
UTV
3.8
As much as the inner fanboy in me wanted to say that they should have never remade TOTAL RECALL, the openminded critic in me found plenty to like here ..
Jeffrey Manderson Blog Spo ..
3.0
An all out barrage of special effects that borders on a bludgeoning.
3.8
This may be Wisemans best movie yet, yet its only the second best Total Recall.
3.5
Instead its just a lot of fun, a wild romp thats sort of like a futuristic Bourne minus the tortured, sympathetic persona of Matt Damons better spy ch ..
Giant Freakin Robot
3.5
Not as smart as the previous Total Recall, but slicker, sexier, and a lot more energetic.
1.5
The humour and over the top gore of the original Total Recall make it intensely enjoyable.
Shotgun Critic
2.5
For all of its dazzlingly rendered cityscapes and nonstop action, this revamped Total Recall is a bland thing bloodless, airless, humorless, featurele ..
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