Total Recall (2012)
Wildcat (2022)
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Fire On The Amazon (1998)
Rio Conchos (1964)
Lionheart (1987) ///
Total Recall (1990) Told with blunt, propulsive style, craftily twisting plot manipulates and dazzles viewer as much as construction worker Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose dreams of Mars might be real. Future tech and ragged violence heightened by explosive Jerry Goldsmith score with ironic spins on identity and memory resolving with planetary rebellion.
Total Recall (2012) Technically immaculate and delighting in detailed world building, both gleaming and dystopian, yet character and narrative remain anemic copies. Glum Colin Farrell is on the run with Jessica Biel from glowering wife Kate Beckinsale as twists fall flat and sustained tension deflates.
Wildcat (2022) Damaged young American establishing animal sanctuary in Peruvian Amazon is helped by equally disturbed young British veteran, suffering PTSD from service in Afghanistan. Meticulous detail and consuming atmosphere, even if on screen therapy ultimately feels relentless.
Angels Over Broadway (1940) Heavy on New York atmosphere and characters finding redemption, Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. is the smooth conman taking aim on a suicidal embezzler and finding love with young Rita Hayworth. Affecting visuals and occasionally arresting scenes, though overly schematic structure softens dramatic effect.
Fire On The Amazon (1998) Atmospheric setting and ecological themes has intriguing potential, with opportunist photojournalist Craig Sheffer uncovering corruption while principled Sandra Bullock seeks to protect Amazon forest. Murky production matches muddled story and sketchy characters.
Rio Conchos (1964) Patchy setup forces Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman and Tony Franciosa together on search for source of Apache rifles with increasingly edgy set pieces, opening out to reveal plan of renegade Southern colonel still fighting Civil War. Solidly crafted and produced.
Lionheart (1987) Jerry Goldsmith’s epic score, rousing and thematic, reaches for heart of what could have been as young knight Eric Stolz seeks redemption leading children to safety in medieval France. Muddled storytelling and awkward staging allied to unfocused characters, with expansive visuals only emphasizing unfulfilled end result.
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