Paycheck

I don't usually review movies, but I feel I need to warn people away from this awful piece of crap. You've been warned. Keep reading for my feelings on this abomination.

First, I haven't read the Philip K. Dick story. I'm sure it was a lot better than the movie.

So anyway, Paycheck is John Woo's latest attempt at a blockbuster action flick. The concept is very interesting, but let's never let John Woo direct another flick that should've relied more on sci-fi rather than action. I really wanted to know more about the tech behind the story rather than watching cars explode.

Speaking of lame action effects, why do we put up with it? I mean, why can't Hollywood leave the lame-ass 1985 action movie effects in 1985? Really... cars do NOT just explode when they run into things. If I hit you really hard on the chest with a broomstick, I doubt you'll go flying 15 feet through the air. It'd take a lot of force to do that. Seriously.

Oh, and the movie's set in Seattle, but obviously filmed in Vancouver, B.C. For those that see the movie, let me clarify some things - Seattle does not have a subway system (Vancouver, B.C. does); Seattle police cars aren't nearly as futuristic looking as the ones in the movie (they did get the police uniform right, though); and 6th and Pine in Seattle is not an industrial area - it's downtown! Oh, and Seattle's downtown core is not as dense as Vancouver's.

So, if you want a decent John Woo action flick, go see M:I 2.

I wish I would've seen The Last Samurai instead.