Score: 6.0 / 10
Someone who lives in the 1990s would have known about a
movie titled ‘Total Recall’, as it was a blockbuster movie of the year 1990
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Well, this year, we had the privilege of
watching a remake of said movie, which is best known for its complicated story
line. Well, I came here with expectations, but I was fairly disappointed. The
story was nowhere near complicated.
Although,
to be fair, I have to admit that this movie is well packed with fast-paced
action movie-goers would love. And it also includes several jokes which lift up
the mood a bit. The directing was well done. And the cast is full of talents
with the likes of Farrell, Beckinsale, Biel, and also Nighy. The world of the
movie, the setting, is also one to be admired of. Great vision by the director.
However,
other aspects went wrong. The movie lacks the drama a good movie should have.
The characterization isn’t very good, especially for a first movie, where it
should have had brought up the characters properly. Honestly, I didn’t get the
feel of the characters besides the main character. The story wasn’t anywhere
near complex. I understood the story well just by watching it once with no
subtitles too.
The
movie basically went wrong where it should have gone right. Viewers perhaps had
expected a great story line, but it failed to produce such. And not to say the
movie is too short, but perhaps it lacks the drama, feel, and characterization
which made the movie feel incomplete in a way. However, credit to the cast and
actors, and also the fast-paced action which saved the movie from being a
humiliation towards the original movie. This movie is worth watching if you
have spare time to, like I do.
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