ed ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 4 1 ▁reviews , ▁indicating ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average ▁reviews ". ▁Crit ics ▁c ited ▁Total ▁Rec alls ▁action ▁sequences ▁as ▁" vis ually ▁impress ive ". ▁The ▁film ▁earned ▁a ▁Raz zie ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁B iel ▁as ▁Wor st ▁Support ing ▁Act ress . ▁ ▁Joe ▁Williams ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Post - Dispatch ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁stating , ▁" The ▁rich ly ▁constructed ▁first ▁hour ▁is ▁so ▁superior ▁to ▁any ▁fe at ▁of ▁sci - fi ▁spec ulation ▁since ▁Minor ity ▁Report ▁that ▁the ▁bland ▁after t aste ▁of ▁the ▁ch ase ▁finale ▁is ▁quickly ▁forgotten ." ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four ; ▁pra ising ▁its ▁details , ▁he ▁stated : ▁" Total ▁Rec all ▁is ▁well - craft ed , ▁high ▁energy ▁sci - fi . ▁Like ▁all ▁stories ▁inspired ▁by ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick , ▁it ▁de als ▁with ▁intr igu ing ▁ideas . ▁It ▁never ▁touched ▁me ▁em otion ally , ▁though , ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁film ▁did , ▁and ▁strictly ▁speaking , ▁isn ' t ▁necessary ." ▁Michael ▁Phill ips ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁also ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁stating ▁that ▁" the ▁movie ▁march es ▁in ▁predict able ▁form ations ▁as ▁well . ▁But ▁when ▁B iel ' s ▁re