Total Recall

It's going to be pretty easy to keep a somewhat object view about this movie, namely because I have not yet had the pleasure of watching its Arnold Schwarzenegger predecessor. That being said This review isn't necessarily about singing this movies praises.

Colin Ferral plays Douglas Quaid A man, who after dreams involving Jessical Biel thinks that his meaningless factory working life is meant for bigger things. The likeness of this being true for most of us is rather slim, fortunately for Quaid the odds are in his favour as he takes a trip to Total Recall in an attempt to live out his Jessical Biel fantasy.

Things don't go quite as swimmingly as Quaid imagined, as the Recall process is inturrupted by the law enforcement before they can really begin. Things from there take a real turn for the bizarre as loving wife Lori (Kate Beckinsale) starts playing the role of a woman scorned when she unsanctimoniously tries to take down her husband. Enter a list of other characters including.... Wait for it..... Woman of his dreams Jessica Biel, or in this case Melina.

The main villainous plot felt lost surrounded by all the clues that our protagonist was trying to find, the nail biting cat and mouse chase and the stylistic hand in hand combat performed especially realistically by faux-wife Lori (Kate Beckinsale). When the characters started talking about a resistance the only thing that came to mind was.... What are they resisting against.

A very good thing about the movie was its ability to keep you holding your breath as you tried to decipher whether or not you would end up with a Josh Kirby... Time Warrior! type finale... I'll let you ponder that thought as you wait for this movie to be released on Sky Movies.