Review of Total Recall (2012) by Bradaviel — 08 Sep 2012
I didn't expect much but I was pleasantly surprised. There was an obvious effort in melting the structure of the old Verhoeven/Schwarzenegger movies with new plots and twists, while paying homage to all the K. Dick onscreen adaptations, from blade runner to i, robot and Minority report. The sfx are gorgeous, the wide shots are amazing, and there are a few great ideas here and there. Also, if you love the cast, it's a feast. The only thing I find itchy is that, in the end, the script has a lot of trouble giving the Rekall facility any real importance. They could made up another starting point for the movie, and it would have been ok. All in all, it just ends up being a huge nod to the original adaptation.
I gotta say, you can't judge a movie named Total recall by just overlooking that, but that's the only point that bugged me. I really enjoyed watching it and will surely catch that on blu-ray in a few month.
Too bad a making-of book isn't on the shelves right now, there must be loads of amazing concept art somewhere.
This review of Total Recall (2012) was written by Bradaviel on 08 Sep 2012.
Total Recall has generally received mixed reviews.
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