PAYCHECK (Theatrical Release USA 2003)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì

Paycheck—interesting concept and worth a watch—fails to tantalize its audience. The script is adventurous, but Uma Thurman’s Kill Bill persona kills this script and makes Ben Affleck just average. Director John Woo seems challenged in bringing this film through to its conclusion.

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Storyline

An engineer agrees to perform a series of reverse engineering projects in exchange for company stock.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director John Woo for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Stratton Leopold and David for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Jennings (Ben Affleck), Rethrick (Aaron Eckhart), Rachel (Uma Thurman), Shorty (Paul Giamatti), Wolfe (Colm Feore), Agent Dodge (Joe Morton), Agent Klein (Michael C. Hall), Attorney General Brown (Peter Friedman), Rita Dunne (Kathryn Morris), Maya-Rachel (Ivana Milicevic), Stevens (Christopher Kennedy), Agent Fuman (Fulvio Cecere), Agent Mitchell (John Cassini), and Jude (Callum Keith Rennie).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. This film does not present itself well.

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