Post World War
III, the great oppressor of history – the United Federation of Britain (UFB)
lords it over the Colony (loosely, today’s Australia) – and the latter send a
daily retinue of workers to the former through a subterranean transport system
referred to as the Fall. Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), a nondescript worker
from the Colony with an inexplicably stunning wife Lori (Kate Beckinsale),
decides to go deeper into his mind to find an escape from daily monotony and a
distraction from disturbing dreams that could well be memories. Quaid enters
virtual reality – through Total Recall – as a secret agent. And here is where
Quaid’s life blurs between fiction and reality – and even love interest Melina
(Jessica Biel) and access to none other than Matthias (Bill Nighy) – the kingpin
of the Resistance – could well be elements in a very elaborate virtual reality
experience. Unlike its predecessor 22 years ago, this edition Total Recall
leaves the viewer in some doubt as to fiction and reality, even as the action
is as immersive as it could possibly be
13.5/20
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