Total Recall

Douglas Quaid works on an assembly line, but in his dreams, he’s a spy. Tired of his boring life, he goes to Recall, a place where technicians can implant memories in your mind. When something goes wrong during the procedure, he realizes he may actually be a spy whose mind has been erased. Chased by the government, he tries to figure out who he really is and if the world around him is real or just part of Recall.

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Total Recall is brought to you by the letter S, with about 30 instances of that word floated around. One F word and a variety of others are also muted. There is some sensuality trimmed, and a woman flashing her unusual chest is cut. There is quite a lot of violence in the gunfire and fist fight department. Most of it is bloodless, but expect a fair number of skips.

Is Total Recall a Good Call?…

I’ve never seen the original, but I found this update of Total Recall had an interesting story that kept my interest. There are also some speculative technology ideas that are quite intriguing (the hand phone, for instance). The constant running around and getting shot at does get a bit repetitive after a while. A dash of humor would have also helped infuse a bit of humanity into a darkly toned film, but fans of post–apocalyptic action will find Total Recall a good call.

Brian Fuller– ClearPlay Synthetic Reviewer

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, some sexual content, brief nudity, and language; 118 min; Directed By Len Wiseman