Paycheck (Special Collector's Edition)
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Affleck, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Uma Thurman Director: John Woo Brand: Paramount Producer: John Woo Producer: Arthur Anderson Producer: Caroline Macaulay Producer: David Solomon Producer: John Davis Writer: Dean Georgaris Writer: Philip K. Dick DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled) Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.66:1 Running Time: 119 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-05-18 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Paramount |
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Movie Reviews of Paycheck (Special Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Paranoia in Phil Dick's topsy-turvy world
Summary: 3 Stars
John Woo's film of Philip Dick's Paycheck lacks the distinctive visual stamp of Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), Paul Verhoven (Total Recall)and Steven Spielberg (Minority Report)but it's still a solid, action sci-fi adventure. Woo glosses over most of the moral and ethical implications at the heart of Dick's short story but the basic core of the story is intact.A computer programmer essentially sells chunks of his life; he takes on jobs and volunteers to have his memory erased of what he did. The result is that no secrets are spilled, the client is happy and he's all the richer. The only problem is that his latest job has run into a snafu; people are out to kill him and the payment he expected are a series of worthless items delivered in an envelope. Ahh, but their not really worthless in a plot twist worthy of Doyle, they provide clues to what he did and, perhaps, why someone is trying to kill him.
I have to disagree about the Uma-Ben thing; I felt that they had a fair amount of chemistry on screen. Part of the problem is that these are two characters that had an affair and one of them can't recall it so it's like starting all over again in a relationship. I felt that influenced the way the actors played their roles.
The stunts are really good and Woo continues to demonstrate a flair for visually exciting projects. Again, the film doesn't have the personality I've come to expect from many of the directors that have made films from Dick's work. That's not necessarily a bad thing, it just makes the film look a bit more generic and, to me, a bit less believeable.
Regardless, Paycheck is a cool trip through a funhouse with distorted mirrors, weird slides and the like. It's a great Summer movie which makes me wonder what it's doing in the middle of winter. Perhaps it's counterprogramming and hopefully it will help folks get out to see this interesting and strange movie.