Caught Total Recall opening night and had a great time! I was apprehensive about this project when it was first announced, but now I realise that was all for naught. The plot and execution are completely different from the first; instead of focusing on subjective perception, this one is focused more on who we are and who we choose to be. Visually, it was clear they took a queue from Philip K Dick's other great adaptation Blade Runner in the Colony. Although borrowed, the aesthetic worked extremely well, and their application to the wealthy and affluent United Federation of Britain was inspired.
All that aside, Colin Farrell played a great unsuspecting Douglas Quaid and Kate Beckinsale was amazing as spy/assassin wife Lori Quaid, rounded out with great support from Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy.
Total Recall delivered as a great sci-fi action flick, and with all the right nods to the original, it satisfied on every level.
