When it comes to epic action, John Woo is the place to be. The Chinese filmmaker has his roots in Hong Kong cinema in the 1970s and a decade later became a adrenaline-packed action hits famous as A Better Tomorrow and The Killer. The leap to Hollywood followed in the late 1990s.
In the Body of the Enemy and Mission: Impossible 2 are among Woo’s most well-known works. On the other hand, the science fiction thriller Paycheck has fallen into oblivion last big blockbuster, which Woo directed during his USA phase. Nevertheless, it is worth taking a look at the nerve-wracking film.
Sci-fi thriller Paycheck: Ben Affleck chases after erased memories
Paycheck takes you to the near future and tells the story of engineer Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck), who works for a shady company competition spied on. The goal is to make the same products at a cheaper price. Once Michael has done his work, his memory will be erased.
You can watch the trailer for Paycheck here:
Paycheck – Trailer (German)
There must be no evidence: since the payment is right, Michael doesn’t give a damn. However, when he meets his former school friend James Rethrick (Aaron Eckhart), he senses a larger conspiracy. Because he wasn’t paid for a recent job. Annoyingly he has no memory to it.
From then on, Michael tries to reconstruct the incomplete past. This results in an exciting story that goes with her dystopian vision of the future convinced. This comes from the mind of legendary sci-fi author Philip K. Dick, who wrote the short story of the same name on which the film is based.
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