In Total Recall, a factory worker, Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), begins to suspect that he’s a spy after visiting Rekall – a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led. When his own procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen.
James Berardinelli of Reelviews.net writse, “No one can fault Len Wiseman’s vision. His grim world is vividly represented via some of the most effectively splashy CGI I have recently seen. There’s a George Lucas-like attention to detail.” The HSX predicts that Total Recall will open up at $29M domestically.
Rating: PG-13 // Genre: Action, Advernture, Sci-Fi // Runtime: 1 hr. 38 min. // Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston and Bill Nighy // Directed by: Len Wiseman // Written by: Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback (Screenplay), Philip K. Dick (Short Story / Inspiration), Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon and Jon Povill // Produced by: Total Recall, Original Film, Rekall Productions // Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Our second featured release is Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days. The hero of the phenomenally successful book series, Greg Heffley, hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club, but even that fails to keep him away from the season’s dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong.
Francesca Steele of Skymovies writes, “It’s good to see cinema’s favorite high school underdog out of the classroom and yes, a little bit more grown-up. And, as was the case with this film’s two predecessors, the characters are unusually charming for a simple kid’s film.” The HSX predicts that Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days will open up at $18M domestically.
Rating: PG // Genre: Comedy, Family // Runtime: 1 hr. 34 min. // Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron and Devon Bostick // Directed by: David Bowers// Written by: Jeff Kinney (Book), Gabe Sachs, Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky (Screenplay) // Produced and Distributed by: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation