Paycheck
Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart
Brilliant computer engineer Michael Jennings routinely has his short term memory erased, so he can't divulge any information about the top secret projects he works on throughout the year. For his most...( read more
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DVD Released: May 18, 2004
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April 23, 2009"One big paycheck. You're done."
"Blade Runner", "Total Recall", "Minority Report". All of the before mentioned are based on Philip K. Dick's stories just as this movie. Those three are great movies. "Paycheck" is not.
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March 28, 2009A futuristic Sci-fi/Action film which has it?s interesting plot moments, I?m usually not much of a fan of Ben Affleck, but he seems to do ok here. The envelope idea, of course holds the interest of the audience and although this is a futuristic tale, the storyline tells more lik... ...( read more )
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November 14, 2008just when you think john woo wouldnt put a dove in slow motion in one of his movies
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October 5, 2008"Michael Jennings is not a super agent, he's an engineer."
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Ever since John Woo trotted off to Hollywood, the quality of his output has gradually declined. Following the days of Hard-Boiled, A Better Tomorrow and The Killer, director Woo moved int... -
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June 27, 2009Brilliant computer engineer Michael Jennings routinely has his short term memory erased, so he can't divulge any information about the top secret projects he works on throughout the year. For his most recent gig, he expects to receive over four billi
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December 26, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
December 25, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Though the premise is provocative enough, the execution feels like a host of other violent action-drenched movies. full review
December 25, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Belongs with the likes of Impostor: a near-future tale of paranoia and suspense of disappointingly generic proportions. full review
December 25, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Every scene screams, 'I'm only doing this for the money.' full review
December 25, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
With its bland central character, and collapsible contraption of a plot, Paycheck leaves little after-effect. full review
December 24, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There are countless fascinating possibilities involved in Philip K. Dick's story, and I'm kind of sad that the ones ranking highest in the minds of the filmmakers was the opportunity to have chase sce... full review
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May 31, 2007"For his most recent gig, he expects to receive over four billion dollars." Uh, no, it was more like 90 million dollars.
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