Based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, who wrote the stories that were turned into Blade Runner, Minority Report and Total Recall, Paycheck stars Ben Affleck as Mike Jennings, an engineer who invents a machine but then agrees to have his memory erased in exchange for a $90 million dollar paycheck. When he "comes to", he finds that he has mailed himself an envelope full of seemingly random objects, and has a girlfriend Rachel that he doesn't remember (played by Uma Thurman). And, he learns he also turned down the $90 million dollars, so he turns to his friend Shorty (Paul Giamatti) to help him figure out why. The man who hired him to invent the machine, played by Aaron Eckhart, doesn't want Mike to remember what he invented, so he has guys chasing Mike and Rachel trying to stop them from learning the truth. There's lots of dodging of poorly-aimed bullets, some very cool futuristic technology, and great action from director John Woo. The special features are a commentary by John … [Read more...]