Total Recall is fine entertainment, complete with breathtaking action sequences and special effects that impress even in these computer-generated times.
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09/12/08
Total Recall (1990)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:31
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Under Paul Verhoeven's frenetic direction, Total Recall is a fast-paced rush of violence, gore, and humor that never slacks.
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as Quaid, a 2084 construction worker haunted by dreams of Mars in this crowd-pleasing science fiction spectacle. Against the wishes of his sexy blonde wife... [More]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Reviews for Total Recall
Top CriticThe future doesn't come any better.
02/09/06
Top CriticWorryingly satisfying in a purely gruesome, beat-em-up kinda way.
05/12/01
Top CriticThe fierce and unrelenting pace, accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek strain of humor in the roughhouse screenplay, keeps the film moving like a juggernaut.
03/01/07
Top CriticUgly, stupid, loud, offensive, and pointlessly violent.
03/01/07
Top CriticA worthy entry in the dystopian cycle launched by Blade Runner, this seems less derivative than most of its predecessors yet equally accomplished in its straight-ahead storytelling, with plenty of provocative satiric undertones and scenic details.
03/01/07
Say what you will about Verhoeven's penchant for extravagant theatrics, when he's not yanking the arms off people or putting bullets in their forehead, he tells a good story.
02/13/07
...people are allowed to change their minds
07/10/05
Thought-provoking, flashy, and FULL of action!
04/17/05
No review available.
01/07/05
No review available.
02/10/04
No review available.
01/08/04
Oh for the days when Verhoeven was still in Holland.
11/24/03
...one of the best action flicks to emerge out of Hollywood in the '90s (or ever, really).
08/01/03
No review available.
07/15/03
Mediocre sci-fi. Gained a cult following, for some unknown reason.
05/28/03
Melding the ever-more-workable Schwarzenegger mystique with a better-than-average science-fiction premise, the director Paul Verhoeven has come up with a vigorous, superviolent interplanetary thriller that packs in wallops with metronomic regularity.
05/20/03
Top CriticWhile it may seem dated today, the film showcases Sharon Stone, evil wife to Schwarzenegger. You may want to take notice of how precious air is after seeing it.
04/23/03
This is a very interesting film and is also successful as a headlong roller-coaster ride of a pure action film.
03/27/03
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