‘Total Recall’ Review: A Fun But Unmemorable Time

By now we’re all familiar with the Hollywood standard known as the re-make. Studios see dollar signs whenever there is a built in audience who will pay to see a movie, because there is less of a risk involved when the story has already been a success. In the case of Total Recall, the original is a cheesy Arnold Schwarzeneggeraction movie featuring a three breasted prostitute and the kind of barely intelligible one-liners that have made the Governator famous. I myself have never seen the original 1990 version of Total Recall. My dad (who can only stay conscious in a movie if it has a bunch of explosions) has seen it and loves it. But with the idea that I should go into the new movie with an unbiased opinion, I decided not to rent the 90s version until after I’ve seen Colin Farrell give it a shot. He’s hotter than Schwarzenegger anyway. The latest version is supposed to be grittier and more realistic (everyone tries to be Christopher Nolan’sBatman movies). But can they really turn a corny action movie into something worth watching? (click the link above to read the rest of the review)