Paycheck
by Dean Georgaris, directed by John Woo
Unlike Philip K. Dick’s story of the same
name, the film has only viewing the future rather than
physical time travel such as the story’s time scoop’s retrieval
capability. Also, the film omits Dick’s dystopian police
state and his theme of fate via what appears (in the story) to be a single static timeline. On the other side of the coin, the filmmakers
made an epic car chase scene, took Jenning’s female sidekick off the sidelines, and
attempted to massively raise the stakes via some questionable choices by Jennings.
— Michael Main
Shorty: Look, if we know anything, we know that time travel's
not possible. Einstein proved that. Right?
Michael: Time travel, yes. But Einstein was very clear that he believed time viewing, theoretically, could be accomplished.
Michael: Time travel, yes. But Einstein was very clear that he believed time viewing, theoretically, could be accomplished.
Paycheck by Dean Georgaris, directed by John Woo (at movie theaters, USA, 25 December 2003).