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Brilliant computer engineer Michael Jennings routinely has his short term memory erased, so he can't divulge any information about the top secret projects he works on throughout the year. But he gets a paycheck, of 4 billion dollars. However, what he gets is only a small bag of worthless clues and trinkets. Now he has to collect his memories to prove that he's innocent.
Without ever quite becoming boring, Paycheck seems to narrow into a routine pattern, and a plot that at first had nuance and the hint of a broader meaning degenerates into chases and standard action.
If a movie is going to flout, or at least bend, the laws of the universe, it at least ought to obey its own internal rules.
December 25, 2003
Washington Post
[Woo] still has pretty much of a tin ear for American performances, so he lets Affleck doze through the starring role. The film feels as if it has no center.
December 25, 2003
ColeSmithey.com
"Paycheck" is a no-brainer action movie with just enough sci-fi thematic input to keep it spicy.