Total Recall

2/5

It was fun, but not enough. It was cool, but not enough. It completely lacked charisma, something that Arnold had the entire time in the original. It lacked ridiculousness, something else that made up the original. But in a lot of ways, I enjoyed the seriousness. It made it more fun, kept me more interested. But it completely lacked in character. Everything was so boring and so dull. No one really seemed to be trying. It also did very little to explain itself, rather cramming every bit of exposition into the first minute of the movie. Granted, a lot of movies do this. But that doesn't mean I ever like it. The fact is Colin Farrell just isn't a good replacement for Arnold. Why not pick a more prominent action hero and keep the integrity of the era the original came out? Why not Tom Hardy (who was considered for the role), Chris Hemsworth, even freakin Nick Cage? Heck, Arnold himself showed interest in reprising the role! It was a total miscast, but a decent effort.