Paycheck DVD

Advantages: Uma Thurman
Disadvantages: Everything else

2004's Paycheck only made it into my DVD collection by a matter of sheer luck. I had some spare cash, and decided to pick something up from the new releases section. Definitly an impulse purchase, seeing as I hadn't never heard anything about the film.. if I had I may have known that it would only take a month for a film of this standard to be put in the bargain bin. Or the regular bin. Paycheck is directed by John Woo, the man behind 'Mission Impossible ...
...these scientific experiments, it makes Paycheck truly a sci-fi movie. Shorty (Paul Giamatti) is responsible for clearing Michael's memories and he explains that if his brain temperature goes too high during the process then he could be turned into a vegetable. Michael and Shorty are more than just work colleagues though, and are actually good friends. It is Shorty than will try to keep Michael level headed. As Michael's memories are cleared they ... Read review

Advantages: Action, plot, special effects, acting
Disadvantages: none

...The John Woo movie - Paycheck is an adaptation of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick's short story. Story Ben Affleck plays Michael Jennings who is a sort of technologist/engineer and most of his jobs are confidential. Because of that his memory is partially removed. Next job, next high technology research and all he has are big Paychecks. One day his all friend Eckhart offers him to work on a secret project for his company (Allcom) for three ...
...that he signed away this paycheck worth 92 millions dollars. He had only an envelope with some personal belongings. Each of them has very important thing to do in his nearest life and action starts. Obviously to find out rest you will have to watch this movie yourself  Soundtrack of this movie is really good, DVD is full of extra features. Paycheck is a movie full of breathe taking special effects and turns in action. Has a world known ... Read review

Advantages: plot fits together like a glued puzzle
Disadvantages: seems a bit bland, lacks in depth enjoyment

...Almost certainly to Jennifer Lopez's envy, Ben Affleck (Michael Jennings) must have had a field day on the set of Paycheck with the gorgeous Uma Therman (Rachel Porter) while she was making music videos and earning wads of cash. Anyway, Paycheck begins by showing a memory elimination process being performed on Michael Jennings, who then wakes up to remember none of the last 3 months. He has no problem with this as he is very partial to anything that can boost his bank account. So eventually he agrees to trade 3 working years of his life that he won't remember, with a shady electronics company that will wipe his memory once he has finished whatever it is he has to do. Time passes in the blink of an eye, and once the 3 years are up he wakes up to find the FBI on his tail and his 92 million dollar cheque forfeited for a bag of comparably... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Fast paced action film with a good plot
Disadvantages: The first half hour is slow and some weak scenes

...I love this film. It wasn´t a huge success at the box office and the critics didn´t like it. True it has a slow start and if you like action you may think about turining it off, but it is well worth the wait because after the initial scenes which centre around the characters and the relationships that develop between them, the action kicks in and doesn´t stop till the final conclusion. Ben Affleck plays a computer engineer who reverse engineers products for big IT companies. He dedicates months of his life, does the job and then gets his memory wiped with a laser. Of course he then receives his check. He is offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to make millions by an old friend. The job promises the ultimate "paycheck" to make him rich and secure for life. Once on the job he has a romance with the character played by Uma Thurman... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: The potential
Disadvantages: Not living up to its potential

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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful