Total Recall, 1990. An ordinary man turns into a super spy after something goes wrong with recreational memory alterations.
Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon & Gary Goldman; story by Shusett, O'Bannon & Jon Povill, based on a story by Philip K. Dick. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 4/4 (Great)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 1/4 (Bad)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). The Paul Verhoeven movie with a script good enough that even Paul Verhoeven couldn't wreck it - though he really tries. If it had been made by someone with any sense of taste or aesthetics, it might have been one of my favorite movies.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.4/4 (Okay)
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