Movie Review - TOTAL RECALL

In 1990 the first Total Recall movie loosely based on the short story "We can remember it for you wholesale" was released. It starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and it was a good movie from what I can remember. Now in 2012 we do not get a remake of that movie but a movie that is more true to it's source story. Total Recall stars Collin Farrell as Doug Quaid the titular character of the story. While it differs greatly from the 90's version it does not mean that it is a better movie. As a matter of fact it is a rather boring movie with some action signs thrown in the mix. You never really get a feel for the characters and there are really no awe-inspiring scenes. The most memorable part of the movie is seeing the type of cell phone that Quaid uses, it was pretty impressive but the original movie had way better gadgets and a better plot. You hate to see bad movies happen to good actors and this has been Collin Farrell's story as of late, but you have to remember that Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy and Brian Cranston are also in this movie and even then it's still a bad movie. It does have some nods to it's predecessor though so if you saw the original you will see somethings in this one that pay respects to it, but it will make you hate this movie even more. Total Recall is maybe worth the rental but not a trip to the theater.

Drake's Reviews Score 6 out of 10