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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm
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 Paycheck Paycheck Quote: Paycheck is a 2003 film adaptation of the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart. Paul Giamatti and Colm Feore also appear.
Paycheck is Woo's last American film to date. I'm a fan. Fast, entertaining thriller. B+
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| Wed May 24, 2006 7:35 pm |
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Libs
Sbil
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm
Posts: 48626
Location: Arlington, VA
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Silly, but ultimately quite fun.
B+
Edit: I just realized I was thinking of the Mel Gibson movie Payback. Which my above description relates to.
Paycheck...not so much. Um, D+, maybe?
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| Wed May 24, 2006 7:37 pm |
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A. G.
Draughty
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:23 am
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Paycheck, B+, one of the best constructed thrillers of the 00's. Not a great movie, not a deep movie, but a clever entertainment that delivers what it promises to. It got swept away in the Ben Affleck backlash, and not judged on its own merits.
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| Wed May 24, 2006 7:43 pm |
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Gulli
Jordan Mugen-Honda
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 9:53 am
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I agree with Archie that this got caught in the anti affleck thing which is a pity cause this was an enjoyable movie if a bit proposterous in parts
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
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A fairly intriguing concept, and an interesting beginning, are ultimately ruined by mindless action scenes and horrible dialogue. The plot goes awry about halfway through this, so all that's left is action, which is admittedly good, yet serves no purpose. And the acting is bad. Bad, bad, bad. Affleck actually looks decent in this compared to the one-dimensionalness of Eckhart and the woodenness of Thurman. And Giamatti is wasted. Altogether an entertaining, stupid film.
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