" See you at the party Richter".

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2005)

I don't think Hollywood has ever made a movie with a more confusing plot. How come nuclear weapons haven't destroyed Earth in this on-going World War 3? Why is Richter trying to kill Quaid? Why does Cohagen care so much about "air" when he's making shed-loads of money from exporting Trabidium? Who governs "the northern block"? Is the film real, or is Quaid simply on his ego-trip? That and many more. But none of this matters. The film is hugely entertaining and the enthusiasm of the cast + the black humour cover over all the plot holes. I'd say that next to T2 and Kindergarten Cop this is Arnie's third best movie, he was excellent in the role of a man who doesn't know what the hell's going on, except that he has to keep moving. Ronny Cox and Michael Ironside were delicious as the lead villains & I'm STILL whistling the tune whistled by the JohnnyCab robot taxi driver. Ray Baker is also great in a minor role as Bob McClane, a high-pressure holiday salesman. My only real criticism is Sharon Stone. Her acting in this film is frankly not very good. That aside, it's wonderful. "See you at the party Richter" is my favourite of ALL Schwarzenegger's movie lines, but you'll have to watch Total Recall almost to the end to see why. 8 out of 10,I loved it.