POLL: What Did You Think Of TOTAL RECALL?
Based on Total Recall's dismal second place finish at the box office this weekend, turnout for this poll might be the lowest in CBM history. But for the few that did happen go see it please tell us better or worse than the original that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Cinemascore? C+. Rotten Tomatoes' score? 31% approval rating. Opening domestic box office? Second place with only 26M. That's an ouch, ouch, and a big ouch. The general consensus from critics was that director Len Wiseman put together another one his trademark films that sacrificed story and character development for endless supply of pretty visuals and blindingly fast action sequences.
Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when he procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police -- controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world -- Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.
Total Recall is scheduled to be released August 3, 2012. Starring Colin Farrell as Doug Quaid, Kate Beckinsale as Lori, Bryan Cranston as Vilos Cohaagen, Jessica Biel as Melina, Bill Nighy as Quatto, and John Cho as McClane.
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