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Paycheck (DVD, 2004)
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Title: Paycheck
Leading Role: Aaron Eckhart,Ben Affleck,Colm Feore,Joe Morton,Michael C. Hall,Paul Giamatti,Uma Thurman
Director: John Woo
EAN: 5050583010595
Release Year: 2004
Rating: UK:15
Product ID: EPID30589370
Description: A computer engineer who works on top secret projects has his memory erased after each project. This time, however, following a three year assignment, he discovers that he has forfeit his right to any payment. Now he must reconstruct the ...
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Time viewing not time travelReview created: 16/07/06
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6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
This film is ok. Its cliched and very predictable but still fun in parts. It has good stunts and the story is quite immaginative. According to a feature on the DVD, this film is influenced by Hitchcock movies and more specfically, North by Northwest, so fans of that or hitchcock fans should enjoy this. The DVD also has a quite bad alternative ending, and its obvious why that ending wasnt used, but the ending used isnt much better, in the true Hollywood style, good guys win and all live happily ever after. If you like Sci-fi or action adventures, then this is the movie for you.
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Has Ben Affleck been taking acting lessons? Well, maybe not, but he fares a lot better as a man who can't remember anything in his latest sci-fi thriller, "Paycheck," by action director extraordinaire John Woo. The latest film also marks another adaptation of a Philip K. Dick short story, whose writing also has inspired "Minority Report," "Total Recall" and "Blade Runner."
Michael Jennings (Affleck) is a reverse engineer, a technological mercenary for hire creating top secret inventions for companies that pay him for the work and then erase all his memory of that experience. After another successful two-month job, his longtime friend Jimmy (Aaron Eckhart) contacts Michael for a much longer job with a much larger paycheck, one big enough to assure instant retirement.
After completing the assignment, Michael heads to the bank to receive his check but finds that he has already forfeited his shares of the company and sent an envelope to himself containing 19 different items with no apparent connection. Caught in the middle of a conspiracy between his former employer and the government, Michael must use each item to help save his girlfriend (Uma Thurman) and himself from his future.
"Paycheck" is an incredibly simple story that creates an entertaining complexity through the 19 items that Affleck's character must use to save the future. Unlike some of Dick's other adaptations, like "Minority Report," "Paycheck" lasts only as long as it should, taking the time to explain all of its twists and turns but not adding anything too extravagant for the average viewer. Thurman and Paul Giamatti (starring as Jennings' friend) are also pleasant additions to the film's cast, but Eckhart's turn as a villain simply isn't convincing.
The sci-fi roots that support "Paycheck" shouldn't scare anyone away either, because the film plays more as an action thriller than the few science fiction elements that are tied to the story. While Affleck's performance is surprisingly above par, the film's appeal comes directly from the sharp writing and creativity of the plot.
Michael Jennings (Affleck) is a reverse engineer, a technological mercenary for hire creating top secret inventions for companies that pay him for the work and then erase all his memory of that experience. After another successful two-month job, his longtime friend Jimmy (Aaron Eckhart) contacts Michael for a much longer job with a much larger paycheck, one big enough to assure instant retirement.
After completing the assignment, Michael heads to the bank to receive his check but finds that he has already forfeited his shares of the company and sent an envelope to himself containing 19 different items with no apparent connection. Caught in the middle of a conspiracy between his former employer and the government, Michael must use each item to help save his girlfriend (Uma Thurman) and himself from his future.
"Paycheck" is an incredibly simple story that creates an entertaining complexity through the 19 items that Affleck's character must use to save the future. Unlike some of Dick's other adaptations, like "Minority Report," "Paycheck" lasts only as long as it should, taking the time to explain all of its twists and turns but not adding anything too extravagant for the average viewer. Thurman and Paul Giamatti (starring as Jennings' friend) are also pleasant additions to the film's cast, but Eckhart's turn as a villain simply isn't convincing.
The sci-fi roots that support "Paycheck" shouldn't scare anyone away either, because the film plays more as an action thriller than the few science fiction elements that are tied to the story. While Affleck's performance is surprisingly above par, the film's appeal comes directly from the sharp writing and creativity of the plot.
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Interesting Theories...Review created: 26/11/06
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Story: 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 flicks--who shows off his agility here with flat-out, white-knuckle cinematic entertainment. Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) is a high-paid engineer who works on hush-hush computer inventions and technology for shady companies. Later, his memory is wiped clean, so he has no recollection of his work. His so-called friend Rethrick (Aaron Eckhardt, the master of smarmy mean-spiritedness, as in IN THE COMPANY OF MEN) offers him enough money to retire by working on a project at Rethrick's company, Allcom. When Jennings emerges three years later, sans memory, he tries to collect his paycheck. At the bank, he's handed a manila envelope filled with cryptic items he doesn't recognise, and told he voluntarily forfeited his entire paycheck. He also has a stunning girlfriend named Dr. Rachel Porter (Uma Thurman) who is likewise ensnared in the conspiracy. Jennings must somehow piece together the clues he left for himself, and find out why everyone is out to kill him.
As usual, Dick's story is the basis for a killer script that travels from point A to Z with gripping immediacy. The clues left for Jennings are amusing writerly devices, intricately pieced together. Woo clearly enjoyed choreographing the wild gunfighting and chase sequences (slo-mo bullets aplenty), sending Affleck and Thurman on the run with a BMW motorcycle.
Comments: Ben Affleck has been given 20 items to help him prevent his own murder. ( 19 items IN envelop, and 1 stamp ON the envelop containing pictures from the future )
The theory about infinite sight taking you into the future is a unique concept, however i wonder how they are able to see at a other location then where they are exactly, could this be what the computer is being used for to change the camera angle or something? When you think about it, then it doesn't make that mutch sense, it's more of a christal ball theory then actual psychical one that can be achieved.
When you go FASTER then the speed of light then time around you slows down and you can move into the future, but actual seeing into the future as they explain here i don't think that that's possible, not to say that one could ever achieve to go faster then the speed of light.
Interesting movie, great action scenes, Ben doing his best as a actor, and i think it's going to be a nice movie to watch with your girlfriend because there are some nice romantic scenes hidden in the movie.
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As usual, Dick's story is the basis for a killer script that travels from point A to Z with gripping immediacy. The clues left for Jennings are amusing writerly devices, intricately pieced together. Woo clearly enjoyed choreographing the wild gunfighting and chase sequences (slo-mo bullets aplenty), sending Affleck and Thurman on the run with a BMW motorcycle.
Comments: Ben Affleck has been given 20 items to help him prevent his own murder. ( 19 items IN envelop, and 1 stamp ON the envelop containing pictures from the future )
The theory about infinite sight taking you into the future is a unique concept, however i wonder how they are able to see at a other location then where they are exactly, could this be what the computer is being used for to change the camera angle or something? When you think about it, then it doesn't make that mutch sense, it's more of a christal ball theory then actual psychical one that can be achieved.
When you go FASTER then the speed of light then time around you slows down and you can move into the future, but actual seeing into the future as they explain here i don't think that that's possible, not to say that one could ever achieve to go faster then the speed of light.
Interesting movie, great action scenes, Ben doing his best as a actor, and i think it's going to be a nice movie to watch with your girlfriend because there are some nice romantic scenes hidden in the movie.
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) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I liked the aspects of the movie, where ben affleck was assigned to create a better version of a existing product, in order to put the other company out of business. I found it strange that after everyjob he did he had to have his memory wiped.
Overall Rather good.
Overall Rather good.
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buy buy defently good filmReview created: 22/07/09
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) great film i decided to buy this film because ive never seen it before and it looked good too if you like things to do with computers buy this film
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Paycheck (DVD 2004)Review created: 09/07/09
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Story: 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 flicks--who shows off his agility here with flat-out, white-knuckle cinematic entertainment. Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) is a high-paid engineer who works on hush-hush computer inventions and technology for shady companies. Later, his memory is wiped clean, so he has no recollection of his work. His so-called friend Rethrick (Aaron Eckhardt, the master of smarmy mean-spiritedness, as in IN THE COMPANY OF MEN) offers him enough money to retire by working on a project at Rethrick's company, Allcom. When Jennings emerges three years later, sans memory, he tries to collect his paycheck. At the bank, he's handed a manila envelope filled with cryptic items he doesn't recognise, and told he voluntarily forfeited his entire paycheck. He also has a stunning girlfriend named Dr. Rachel Porter (Uma Thurman) who is likewise ensnared in the conspiracy. Jennings must somehow piece together the clues he left for himself, and find out why everyone is out to kill him.
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classicReview created: 23/06/08
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good film woth whaching .
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paycheck reviewReview created: 15/02/08(updated 15/02/08)
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brilliant film everyone's dream is to know the future and this one ben does
ive watched pretty much all of this film but always miss the begining so now i can watch it all
ive watched pretty much all of this film but always miss the begining so now i can watch it all
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PaycheckReview created: 28/01/08
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If you enjoy mystery and action then this is the film for you. Not the kind of film you can leave the room or miss the very beginning. Worth watching
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Ben Affleck = a young Cary Grant?Review created: 19/01/08
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I love this film! I think it's clever how it's all thought out, how all the pieces are fitted together, and was surprised by the non stop action throughout! The extras were quite interesting too - better than most extras you get on some DVD;s - they actually were quite informative with little interviews with the cast and crew. I've never been much of a fan of Uma Thurman's, but this film certainly changed my mind! In it she showed she was really a good actress, with definitely none of the diva qualities most actresses have. She certainly didn't mind getting her hair mussed! (although with Ben Affleck around, you really wouldn't mind getting your hair mussed!) Paul Giamatti was great for the comedy element, while Colm Feore was a menacing and creepy bad guy. And Ben Affleck? Can anyone say he looks like a young Cary Grant? Not a bad thing by any long shot - Ben Affleck makes for a very cool, very laid-back, very charming leading man, showing that the boy can act! It also helps that he's very easy on the eye! And who thought that John Woo originally had Matt Damon in mind for Ben's part? Not dissing Matt Damon here - I'm sure he's very good, but I prefer Ben Affleck, definitely! :0) This film is definitely a must see - I couldn't believe it when the end credits rolled - it seemed like the film hadn't been long enough! (difficult for me to say that - I get bored far too easily - so this film was a treat by any means!) Now this is the only time I can get to say I received Ben Affleck in the post!
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