Fiction is based on the premise of willing supsension of belief. That is, you are prepared to set aside things you know in order to go along with the story. For example, it is clear that an actor is acting - they are not the actual characters they are depicting. Likewise often the events of the story are so unlikely they could not be true, but you go along because it is entertaining. But enough of English 101.

Mrs M and I went to a movie on Saturday night. Going into such a movie with extremely low expectations means they are highly likely to be met. And they were. We saw Paycheck. If after the first 5 minutes you can believe Ben Affleck is an expert electrical engineer and Uma Thurman, depsite a shocking haircut, is actually a doctor of biology, you're well on your way to enjoy the preposterous plot. I even managed to restrain myself from thinking too much about the massive holes in the story.

What I did think about was this: The Evil Henchman's Guide. Read it and never again let a henchman say they weren't warned.