Paycheck (2003)
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Reviews Counted:138
Fresh:37
Rotten:101
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Though Dick's short story has an intriguing premise, Woo reduces it to a lot of meaningless chases, shoot-outs, and explosions.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $53,681,119
Synopsis: Adapted from a mind-bending sci-fi thriller by Philip K. Dick, the slick and riveting PAYCHECK is directed by John Woo (THE KILLER, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II)--the king of artful gunfighting... [More]
Starring: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti
Director: John Woo
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Paycheck takes two hours to watch and two minutes to forget. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Playful but inconsequential...the interpretation of Dick's intriguing concept is a street which mostly just dead-ends into noisy silliness. [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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"Paycheck" is a no-brainer action movie with just enough sci-fi thematic input to keep it spicy. Full Review |
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B- |
The film discards serious discussion for Mexican standoffs and action scenes, trading the possibility of complex rewards for simple pleasures. Full Review |
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There is enough left of the original idea in the movie to recommend it, just barely. Full Review |
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Ben Affleck is one of the blandest actors vying for Hollywood’s action movie crown now that Harrison Ford is on pension . . . Full Review |
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Clearly, the whole cast was here simply to collect – yes, you guessed it – a pay cheque. Full Review |
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The characters are charismatic, the action sequences strong and the plot — adapted from a Philip K. Dick story — better than average. Full Review |
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