Total Recall ***

Len Wiseman directed this Thriller. Watch Preview. Cast: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho, Bill Nighy. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, some sexual content, brief nudity, and language. Running time is one hour and fifty-eight minutes.

A factory worker (Farrell) decides to visit Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. When the procedure goes horribly wrong, he becomes a hunted man, his wife (Beckinsale) tries to kill him and a girl (Biel) from his dreams tries to help him.

I remember seeing the original film although I don't remember all of the details. I do remember enough to know this plot  is only vaguely similar, so much of it will be a new experience if you saw the first version. The action is pretty much non-stop once it starts although the fast cut directing technique is used enough it's at times hard to follow. Sci-Fi fans will have to ignore some implausibilities but once you do, the plot moves right along. There are some terrific cgi effects throughout, which for me were the film's highlight and very reminiscent of Blade Runner. The cast and production values are fine, which they should be for an estimated $125 million production cost. This is a film action fans will find fun to watch but just as easy to forget once they've left the theatre.

There are no additional scenes once the final credits begin. A large screen will make the cgi effects more impressive. Theatres/Times.