Michael · Jennings ( Ben Affleck decoration) is a talented electronic engineer, employed by a confidential study devoted to the work of high-tech companies. He accepted an agreement, after the completion of the research work, he will receive a high eight-figure remuneration, the price is to delete the memory during the work to prevent data leakage. When Michael erased his memory, what he got was not a high dollar negotiated in advance, but an ordinary paper bag containing daily sundries such as cigarettes, shaving cream, and watches. The company also notified Michael that he voluntarily gave up tens of millions of dollars in compensation. After completely losing his memory for three years, Michael has lost the ability to prove whether he gave up the money. But things are not as simple as money. Federal detectives came to arrest him for inexplicable reasons, and his former boss also sent a killer to hunt him down at all costs. Michael gradually realized that something unusual must have happened to him. The truth is drowned in Michael's few trivial memories, thanks to the help of his lover Rachel (Uma Thurman) who has lived with him for many years. The two worked hand in hand to solve the Paycheck mystery before the former employer Regime (Eren Eckhart) sent someone to kill him.
Paycheck movie plot
2021-12-12 08:01
Extended Reading
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Harmon 2022-03-26 09:01:06
The authenticity of the film lies in casting a dream world with red tape details, not just in the characterization of the main line of the protagonist. That's why we can't make good sci-fi movies. The same goes for classmate Wu.
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Alexys 2021-12-12 08:01:08
"If you show someone their future, they won't have a future. To take away the mystery of the future is to take away hope." It turns out that Wu Yusen can also make this kind of more humane science fiction suspense film, of course it ends. It is still inevitable that his iconic white dove appeared, although it appeared suddenly~ This film reflects on the machine that predicts the future from the perspective of the protagonist. A person’s judgment on his own personality and habits will also change his fate.
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Jimmy Rethrick: I am the future, Mike!
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Maya: [pretending to be Rachel] You can't remember me.