Fresh
It's not a masterpiece, but it is a fast-moving thriller, one worth revisiting (and, evidently, remaking).
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Total Recall
They stole his mind. Now, he wants it back.
1990 · 1h 53m · R
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Overview
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn't reality.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Total Recall is too much -- but it's too much of a good thing.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
A 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.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The future doesn't come any better.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
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.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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