Ranks with Impostor as among the least memorable of big-screen adaptations of the late S.F. author's canon.
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12/23/03
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
Reviews for Paycheck
Top CriticThe law of diminishing returns appears to have caught up with Hollywood's Philip K. Dick infatuation.
12/23/03
Ben Affleck’s latest action flick comes on strong, but ends up just another action flick without sufficient funds.
12/23/03
Starring Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman. And Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman’s stunt doubles.
12/23/03
Acting is hard to do. Watch Affleck try it and barely make a go of it.
12/23/03
A film that squanders a potentially intriguing premise and, in John Woo, a stylish director on a film that is merely content to waste them on a silly collection of clichés.
12/22/03
A flat, derivative pseudo-thriller...certainly the weakest of Woo's American movies. And before you ask, yes, I have seen 'Hard Target' (and rather liked it).
12/22/03
The Swiss could take lessons...on how to mold something so cheesy and full of holes (but) the picture (gets by on) Woo's distinctively, gratifyingly slick cinematic tactics.
12/21/03
Forgoes originality in favor of stock thriller trappings.
12/20/03
a big, well-paced thriller that’s scads of fun as it races along to a suitably Woo-esque climax of gunshots, acrobatics, and way cool slow motion effects
12/19/03
Writer Dean Georgaris and director John Woo propel a viewer through shoot-outs, chases and suspense sequences that break enough new ground to feel fresh.
12/19/03
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