Aaron Eckhart Movie:

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		MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
The brainy, paranoid science fiction of writer Philip K. Dick has inspired one visionary classic (Blade Runner) and two above-average action movies (Total Recall and Minority Report). Paycheck aspires to follow in their footsteps: An engineer (Ben Affleck, Chasing Amy) routinely agrees to have his memory erased after every job so that he doesn't know what he's done. But after the biggest job of his life, he discovers that not only has he refused a $90 million paycheck, he's sent himself an envelope full of things he doesn't recognize--and he doesn't remember doing any of this. As he unravels the plot, he discovers he's also fallen in love (with Uma Thurman, Kill Bill) and invented a dangerous device for his former boss (Aaron Eckhart, Erin Brockovich). Affleck is bland, the script ruins a cunning idea, and the direction--from the normally dynamic John Woo (Face/Off)--plods along, aimless and bored. --Bret Fetzer

Paycheck [Region 2] Reviews:
Fun Sci-Fi/Action Flick
2008-11-29 - I watched this film by myself, enjoyed it, then read a bunch of bad reviews dating mainly from soon after its release. I could not comprehend all the hostility. A few weeks later, I watched it again, this time with my wife, who also enjoyed it. In a nutshell: if you liked Total Recall and Minority Report, you'll probably like this. I sense that a lot of the negative reviews come from people who don't like Ben Affleck (for whatever reason). If you're one of them, you should probably pass. If you're not part of that group, you should check this out. I liked him in Sum of All Fears, and thought he was good in this. I would have given this 4.5, but that was not an option. Good premise, good action, nice chases, and a little sci fi thrown in.

The future has come home
2008-10-11 - Paycheck has advanced themes that it should pay closer attention to but the whole of the movie is fascinating. The movie projects Michael Jennings (Ben Afleck) on a course to save the world only he does not know it at the time. Michael is a reverse engineer, stealing designs from someone else and making slight modifications for his employer so they can trump the competition. "Future" science prevails in many different ways. Science fiction fans will love it.

Fun and Entertaining.
2008-10-03 - A fun action flick, well done, excellent for an evenings entertainment. Recommended with a great bucket of popcorn, and some good friends.

booo john woo. zero stars for you
2008-08-29 - What's worse than making a really bad movie is making a bad movie that ruins a good story written by a creative genius. Ben Affleck isn't a good actor. Uma should get on her hands and knees and thank Tarantino for the best roles by far that she'll ever have. John Woo is overrated because you can't do stupid junk and be considered a great filmmaker. I hope more Philip K. Dick tales are brought to the silver screen, but not by mediocre hacks looking for a paycheck.


Mind wipe for money
2008-08-19 - A contract trouble shooter who gets his memory wiped for
two month jobs, take a deadly three year contract.
As usual he is successful, but this time maybe too much so?
Can he decode his message to himself before his former friend and
boss erases him? The twisting of the plot involves a pretty blond
and the future.
Good sci fi if the acting and directing lack a little.