Talk:Paycheck (film)

Spoiler?
Shouldn't there be a spoiler notice on the list of items, cuz it gives away much of the movie. Or the means in which Affleck uses the items should be removed.

The pre-release version of this film was so much better. Paul Giamatti's character dies in the mall scene (and so is not present at the end as a third wheel). There's no lottery ticket at the end; instead Afleck sees the diamond ring he lost in a pawn shop window (the opportunity to reclaim it). 71.162.141.213 15:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree this might be added in a paragraph, but this describes the actual movie, even it is worse than the original. 86.199.136.128 (talk) 20:22, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

The Reviews were Mixed
According to Rottentomatoes that'd be a bit of a euphemism. Only 10% of Top critics gave it a positive rating. Greglocock (talk) 10:44, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 27% overall on Rotten Tomatoes. 45% user rating. 43/100 on Metacritic. I'd say the "mixed" is justified. Since when is the Rotten Tomatoes "Cream of the Crop" the only notable collection of reviews? DT29 (talk) 03:02, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Plot
The current plot are more confused than pevious plot. Fernvale (talk) 02:32, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Year of Paycheck ?
I like to know in which year the story of Paycheck takes place. For example the Blade Runner story is set to the year 2019, Surrogates to 2017, Demolition Man is in 2032, I, Robot in 2035 and Total Recall is set to 2084. --Solphusion (talk) 20:47, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * In the shopping mall while being shot at Ben crouches by a bookshelf with the book From Naked Ape to Super Species: A Personal Perspective on Humanity and the Global Ecocrisis, first published 1999. Ironic, since at the end of the film he's using organic fertiliser.

When the secretary shows Ben Affleck the list of items he's signed for the date of the "airborne" slip is "(9/02)" which is when the movie was made. The signature is dated "5/20/07" which is 4 weeks before the events in the film, so the date of the film is week beginning 18 June 2007. 81.107.133.121 (talk)

Alternative ending
Above an alternative ending is mentioned. The DVD extra features includes commentaries from Woo and the screenwriter, both of these could be used to add more detailed 'Production' section to the article. It also includes the alternative ending, Rachel asks "Michael did you really plan everything that happened? Are you really that smart?" as they walk past a pawn shop, and Michael notices the thief, and in the shop window the diamond ring. He goes inside and comes out quickly, then proposes to Rachel. Some articles add alternative endings after the plot section. -- 109.76.220.27 (talk) 01:25, 22 August 2014 (UTC)