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Ben Affleck
Michael Jennings

Aaron Eckhart
Rethrick

Uma Thurman
Rachel Porter

Paul Giamatti
Shorty

Colm Feore
Mr. Wolf

Joe Morton
Agent Dodge

Michael C. Hall
Agent Klein

Peter Friedman
Attorney General Brown

John Woo
Director

John Woo
Producer

Dean Georgaris
Writer

John Davis
Producer

Terence Chang
Producer

Michael Hackett
Producer

David Solomon
Executive Producer

Stratton Leopold
Executive Producer

Keiko Koyama
Co-Producer

Larry Blanford
Cinematographer

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• Jul 16, 2014

  Inspired by a Philip K. Dick short story, Paycheck is an adrenaline packed sci-fi thriller. Starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, and Paul Giamatti, the film features an impressive cast (though Thurman's performance is exceptionally poor). The plot follows a reverse engineer named Michael Jennings who finds himself on the run from federal agents after completing a job in which his memory was erased; but he left himself a series of clues (in the form of 20 random items) to kept himself alive and avoid capture. The writing is rather clever in how it spins the mystery as to how Jennings will use the innocuous items he sent himself to change his future. Think too hard and the whole seeing the future thing kind of falls apart, but on the surface it works. And, director John Woo delivers several intense chases and fight sequences that energize the film. There are some problems here and there, but overall Paycheck is a fun and entertaining adventure.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Apr 09, 2012

  Another classic Philip K. Dick story is brought to the big screen only this time its been 'Woo'd'. To be very very honest this is pretty much a poor mans 'Minority Report' with a bad cast, accept for the big chinned Eckhart, why this short story has not been given the same care as 'MR' I don't know. The film plays out with Affleck (yes -_-) as a 'reverse engineer' who...actually I still have no idea really what he is suppose to do in his role, all I know is it involves having his memory wiped after he's done each job but this time he has been used and set up by the evil Eckhart. Cue allot of running around, guns blazing everywhere, your typical Woo car/motorbike chase with standard silly slow motion stunts and of course your typical standard Woo point blank face off...or Mexican standoff. The concept for the film is pretty neat, not totally original in today's film world but it has promise, unfortunately like 'M.I.2' Woo was totally the wrong director for such a decent sci-fi story. The whole thing looks bad, especially during the finale which looks like its been filmed on a set from the 60's Batman TV show, plus the acting is poor and hammy from almost everyone. Its all too predictable and quite simply its been done allot better with other films.
  Phil H Super Reviewer
• Apr 01, 2012

  I originally didn't intend to watch Paycheck if it wasn't for me getting the wrong movie ordered to me. What I unfortunately got stuck with was a movie with potential made worst by Ben Affleck being the lead. Paycheck is about an engineer who's paid big money by a high-tech firms for working on hush-hush projects. After he finishes his most recent job that leaves him on the run for his life and piecing together why he's being chased. The movie has some interesting ideas and a promising premise, but they never get developed and are quickly forgotten. I found it ironic how in the movie the villains have a device that can easily erase people memories, the reason I say it's ironic is mostly because you'll forget out it in minutes after watching it. The same goes with the characters, but mostly Affleck Razzie wining performance, as they are uninteresting and honestly while watching it all you want to see are the end credits. As for the violence, it's more realistic compared to John Woo other works and it's unimpressive at best. These action scenes are too long and unnecessary in a already boring movie with dull characters and bad leading actor Affleck to be consider watchable. Now I don't have allot to say about this movie since it's extremely forgettable, the main reason for me was Ben Affleck terrible, terrible, terrible performance. Wow was he unmotivated, unconvincing, and nearly put me sleep every time he was on screen. Now I'm not saying he's a bad actor as I've seen him in better movies, but wow he did deserve the Razzie he got for worst actor in this one and that's one thing I think the audience could agree on. The rest of the cast were just as bland, bad, and forgettable. Even someone as cool and talented as Uma Thurman didn't have anything to offer in this mess of a movie and was completely wasted for this movie. Paycheck is a movie that has interesting ideas, but it's poor writing and leading actor makes it a boring and forgettable experience. It's dull, unconvincing, boring, and Razzie wining material just like it lead actor performance.
  Caesar M Super Reviewer
• Oct 29, 2011

  Not a fan of Ben Affleck or Uma Thurman at all but what I saw was ok. I like the twists and turns as I tried to figure out what had happened to him. At times it felt rather slow and lethargic which ruined the atmosphere. Not something I'd watch again but a good watch for anyone interested in Philip K. Dick and time travel stories.
  Sophie B Super Reviewer

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