The GuardianPhilip K Dick's story gets another airing, with tedious results. At least Britain rules the world in this one
Total FilmEntertaining in small doses, but gruelling at two hours, Wiseman's derivative, spec-hackular upgrade bins the twisted wit an...
TelegraphThis remake of Total Recall is a skin-deep retread of the first film, writes Robbie Collin.
Chicago TribuneThe talented and fiercely physical Biel's musculature is more expressive than most of the dialogue.
Rolling StoneThe Total Recall reboot is a futuristic fiasco, two hours you'll never get back - and every minute is a bad memory.
The Boston GlobeIn the end, here's the worst sin of this slick, high-octane memory play: It's forgettable.
New York Daily NewsThere's something sadly poetic about a movie dealing with disappearing memories that vanishes from your mind while you watch...
The New York TimesThis premise contains the seeds of an interesting economic and political allegory, but the ambitions of the filmmakers - Len...
Salon ArtsTotal Recall is a doggone good time, with a bunch of nifty technical and visual flourishes, competently managed plot twists ...
The Philadelphia InquirerStrip away the video-game visual effects, the endless chases and zero gravity shootouts, and Total Recall comes down to this...
Wall Street JournalThe remake has no grace notes, or grace, no nuance, no humanity, no character quirks, no surprises in the dialogue and no hu...
San Francisco ChronicleFor all of its dazzlingly rendered cityscapes and nonstop action, this revamped Total Recall is a bland thing - bloodless, a...
Washington PostWhile it may not be a fully realized take on Dick's forward-thinking work, it's still a far better film than the Verhoeven v...
Richard RoeperCasting and visuals are an upgrade, but we get far too many action sequences and not enough of the mind games.
SlateThis is a taut, serviceable sci-fi thriller with a couple of neat visual ideas, and if you're not familiar with either the S...
The Sci-Fi BlockFarrell keeps the film watchable, and even entertaining at times, but the experience is in no way unique to anything weve se...
Film-Bookthis film is all bark and no bite. Rather than developing a plot or fleshing out characters, the filmmakers decided to strin...
FirstShowingThis new version of Total Recall is every bit an example of fast food filmmaking with no real concern of creating a valid ad...
ReelViewsIt's a hard thing for a filmmaker, even an accomplished one, to make a project "his own" when the original is well remembere...
Hollywood ReporterA re-imagined sci-fi narrative that never quite gains traction, despite a game cast and robust visual style.
Chicago Sun-TimesThe two biggest differences between this new "Total Recall" and the 1990 original are that no scenes are set on Mars, and it...
Entertainment WeeklyThere are a few good bits of business, like a glowing digital phone embedded in Colin Farrell's hand or a stack of money wit...
Film FractureThe stunning visuals capture the eye's attention but the story, while being entertaining on the lowest level, does not creat...
JobloIt’s too bad this 2012 take on TOTAL RECALL is so stiff. While I still think the 1990 original holds up well enough that it ...
Film School RejectsSensational production design, amazing action sequences, and 2/3 a fantastic retelling of a classic story
The Movie Picture ShowWhat do I think of this version of Total Recall? Well its not bad per se, but it does leave a lot to be desired.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Len Wiseman
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy
Release: August 3, 2012
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy
Release: August 3, 2012
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