Two Jews On Total Recall

This is an action thriller about reality and memory. The film, directed by Len Wiseman (Underworld) is inspired by Philip K. Dick’s short story ‘We Can Remember It For You Wholesale’.

The time is the future…And it’s a very bleak one indeed. Most of the earth, thanks to wars, is now unhabitable. There’s only the United Federation of Britain, where the wealthy live and the colony where the ‘have-nots’ reside.

It’s here we meet factory worker, Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) who even though he has a hot wife (Kate Beckinsale) whom he loves, the dude is very unhappy. He feels something is missing from his life.

In other words, he needs a vacation…bad….So one night, he finds himself at Recall, a company that can make any fantasy seem like it’s reality.

Apparently, Doug always wanted to be a super spy. Just as he’s about to be injected with a magic serum, the police burst in with guns blazing and to Doug’s surprise, he takes them all out.

Imagine that…From there, it’s all thrills and spills with our guy becoming a hunted man from a really scary police force made up of synthetics controlled by the evil Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston)

Lucky for him he has the help of rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) who works for the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy). the line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love and his true fate.

‘Total Recall’ is very different from the 1990 version starring the ‘Arnold’ and personally I like this new one much better.

The visuals are stunning and the action, even though at times, repetitive, is fun.

So if you’re in the market for an entertaining film, then go see ‘Total Recall’ which opens in theatres Friday, August 3, 2012.

I gave it 3 bagels out of 5…John, gave it a much lower rating. Check out our video to see what he thought and more of mine.

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Joan and John Schwartz

Joan and John Schwartz are ex New Yorkers, living in Los Angeles. They are married and see a lot of films. They usually disagree but always tell it like it is. John is most famous for creating the cult classic films Faces of Death. He has also written for various prime time series and has written movies for both Showtime and HBO. In the world of reality television John has produced, written and directed over 450 segments for various magazine shows He has also written and Executive Produced several Prime-Time Specials. Joan has appeared on the New York Stage on and off Broadway…and has been in several Los Angeles theater productions as well.. Joan has been in several low budget films and at present she is busy writing screenplays with her husband, John.

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