Total Recall 2012

     Douglas Quaid is a factory worker in a futuristic Earth.  He’s trying to get a promotion off line work but the position is given to someone on the outside with more education and contacts.  He seems to have the “almost” perfect life with his hardworking wife of seven years but he’s heard about an experience called Total Recall.  There is a shop you go to and they give you different memories.  You can take your choice of different selections, it just cannot be a real memory.  He’s been having the same dream over-and-over, he thinks Total Recall may be able to give him different memories to make this dream go away.

     OK, Quaid wants to go to a shop where they are going to mess with your mind, is that a good idea?  Your wife and your best friend have warned you not to go there. Everything changes drastically as soon as he’s hooked up in the chair.  LOTS of action, the only complaint I have about this type of movie is the backgrounds are always dark.  The purpose is to keep the computer animation from looking bogus but it just makes it less clear.  I would like to watch the 1990 original version for comparison.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

118 min, Action directed by Len Wiseman with Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston, Kate Bekinsale, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, John Cho, Will Yun Lee.

Note:  Blockbuster 3*, imdb 6.3 out of 10, 31% critic 46% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.