Total Recall (2012) - No Character!

★★☆☆☆

Don’t remember if I saw Arnie’s ‘Total Recall’ before. Probably not in full. No interest in re-seeing it either, but I learned that it takes place on Mars according to the original fiction by Philip K. Dick. The new version starring Colin Farrell takes action, however, on apocalyptical Earth. It has a very intriguing opening, but it starts to hypnotize you as it develops with tons of carefree chases and fights. And its ending is certainly a turnoff. It has a little bit of ‘Blade Runner’, of ‘Minority Report’, of confusion about dream and reality. It’s like a hybrid of a little piece of this and that, yet nothing of it really matters. It has no character as a result.

I didn’t check out any Colin Farrell’s film ever since his impressive ‘Phone Booth’. This latest effort of his is truly a letdown as I expected something philosophical out of it. Of course if you’re a fan of non-stop actions, it won’t disappoint you anyhow. But if you look for depth and profundity, this is the wrong movie!