Total Recall is based on a short story by Philip K Dick and it is a remake of the 1990 version which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. Whereas that version is takes place between Earth and Mars, this version takes place between the United Federation of Britain and the Colony (Australia). The action moves from one place to another by means of a giant lift where in the centre the gravity flips around. The story sees a guy called Douglas Quaid (Farrell) who finds out that his memories are not real and that he is in fact a highly skilled agent working for UFB Chancellor Vilos Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston) and it’s a race to stop Cohaagen from invading the Colony. As plots go it’s pretty straight forward so what director Len Wiseman has done is fill it with several action sequences that are all superbly achieved and it would be good to watch the DVD extras to see how it was achieved. Kate Beckinsale is very good as Lori who starts off as the wife of Colin Farrell but soon becomes an undercove...
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