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Paycheck
Paycheck

6.2

Paycheck

PG-13·2003·119m

Summary

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.

Crew

Director

John Woo

Screenplay

Dean Georgaris

Short Story

Philip K. Dick

Story Editor

Marc Marcum

Reviews

Arcanum101

Arcanum101

June 24, 2023

4

Oh dear, this one's pretty bad. There are a lot of faces in this movie but non of them could save this disaster. Which is a shame, because this could have been a really intense and thrilling film in the hands of a different director. Instead, it comes across as a made-for-TV movie. John Woo's direction is lacklustre and cliche, the editing is lazy and the soundtrack is overblown, unfitting and downright intrusive.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$60,000,000.00

Revenue:

$117,248,958.00

Keywords

amnesia
prophecy
technology
engineer
time
evil corporation
cyberpunk
scientist
millionaire
based on short story
tech noir
seeing the future