Andrew:
Hello readers! It’s time once again for our weekly preview, but this one
promises to be a short one. There are only two wide releases this week – Len
Wiseman’s remake of the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger film Total Recall, and a third
installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Sarah, let’s start with the
bigger of the two, Total Recall. For those unfamiliar with the original film, the
remake appears to be pretty similar.
It stars Colin Farrell as a
workingman named Doug Quaid (previously played by AH-nuld). He’s unhappy with
his blue-collar job and yearns for a more exciting life. Going against the
advice of his co-workers he goes to a business called Rekall who offer to
implant false memories in you for a recreational experience. From there all
hell breaks loose as he can’t tell if he’s truly the spy it appears he is, or
if it’s all just the memory given to him by Rekall. (Check out the trailer
below.)
Official Trailer for Total Recall
Sarah, you’ve never seen the
original so what are your thoughts on the premise of this film?
