Paycheck was a good movie to see. It is definitely not one of those movies to see in theatre twice. And if my review of “Paycheck” sounds good to you, you better wait this movie comes out on DVD. 
Are there some silly things? Yes. Were there some predictable things? Yes. Did that spoil the fun of the movie? Not at all.
The acting is not atrocious, but it is NOT good either. Maybe it’s because of Ben Affleck (yeah, the Gigli thing still lingers) and Uma Thurman having NO chemistry on screen. They are an oddly matched pair to play one another’s love interests/mutual saviors. Aaron Eckhart has a less than memorable part as Micheal Jennings (Affleck) so called friend from college. The one bright spot though he has very little screen time is Paul Giamatti. Giamatti is a fantastic actor and is one of those guys who is SEVERLY underutilized and not given enough credit.
This movie is without a doubt classic John Woo. That may or may not be a good thing with people who are tired of being able to predict devices in a movie from a particular director {white doves, gunplay, Somewehere over the Rainbow, etc.} So much of the direction in “Paycheck” reminds you of other such Woo flicks such as “Face Off” and “Bulletproof Monk” for example. It is a fair attempt for John Woo, who is a really good director, but it would serve him better to have actors and actresses who are more believable in their parts. The main players in Paycheck simply are not memorable.
Overall it was a little too contrived, not really real, but, not sci-fi either. Although they seemed to be make an effort, especially when they copied the “Minority Report” GUI, it never made the sci-fi grade nor lived up to the espionage thriller. That subject was much better handled in “The Bourne Identity”. I guess Ben was trying to catch up with Matt Damon.
I give Paycheck 7.5 out of 10.
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