Directed by John Woo and starring Ben Affleck, Paycheck is an adaptation of the Philip K Dick story of the same name. While the movie starts well, giving a solid setup to an intriguing situation, it devolves into random action-movie cliches. It did poorly at the box office and was panned by the critics (its rating is 28% at rotten tomatoes). Reviewer Stephen Witty of the Newark Star-Ledger commented "The whole project bears the marks of a bored director, and a script in constant flux."