bel ▁pull s ▁over ▁in ▁her ▁hover ▁car ▁and ▁asks ▁Far rell ▁if ▁he ' d ▁like ▁a ▁ride , ▁your ▁heart ▁may ▁sing ▁as ▁mine ▁did ." ▁ ▁Justin ▁L owe ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁mixed ▁review , ▁saying ▁that ▁" the ▁outcome ▁is ▁eng aging ▁enough , ▁although ▁not ▁entirely ▁satisfying ▁from ▁either ▁a ▁genre ▁or ▁narr ative ▁stand point , ▁lack ing ▁both ▁subst ance ▁and ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁imagination ." ▁Amy ▁Bian col li ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle ▁also ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁mixed ▁review , ▁stating : ▁" For ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁d azz ling ly ▁rendered ▁city sc apes ▁and ▁non stop ▁action , ▁this ▁rev amp ed ▁Total ▁Rec all ▁is ▁a ▁bland ▁thing — blo od less , ▁air less , ▁humor less , ▁feature less . ▁With ▁or ▁without ▁the ▁triple - bos omed ▁prost itute ." ▁Jen ▁Chan ey ▁of ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two - st ars - out - of - four , ▁saying : ▁" So ▁what ▁makes ▁this ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Total ▁Rec all ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁Ar nie ▁model ? ▁For ▁star ters , ▁there ' s ▁an ▁actual ▁actor ▁in ▁the ▁st arring ▁role .... ▁Still , ▁this ▁Rec all ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁its ▁share ▁of ▁fla ws ." ▁O wen ▁G le iber man ▁of ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁" C ", ▁stating ▁that ▁" this ▁one ▁is ▁som ber ly ▁kin