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.
The future depends on a past he was paid to forget.
Director: John Woo · Writer: Dean Georgaris
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.
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Ben Affleck
Michael Jennings
Aaron Eckhart
James Rethrick
Uma Thurman
Rachel Porter
Paul Giamatti
Shorty
Colm Feore
John Wolfe
Joe Morton
Agent Dodge
Michael C. Hall
Agent Klein
Peter Friedman
Attorney General Brown
Kathryn Morris
Rita Dunne
Ivana Miličević
Maya-Rachel
Christopher Kennedy
Stevens
Fulvio Cecere
Agent Fuman
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.
Paycheck is a 2003 action and science fiction movie from Canada directed by John Woo, starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart and Uma Thurman. It was released on December 25, 2003. The running time is 1 h 59 min, in English. Audiences rate it 6.2/10 from 2,153 votes — mixed to positive.
“The future depends on a past he was paid to forget.”
Paycheck was released on December 25, 2003.
Paycheck was directed by John Woo.
The main cast includes Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti and Colm Feore.
Paycheck runs 1 h 59 min.
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It holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 2,153 ratings, so fans of action and science fiction titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
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