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Deja Vu
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| Part No: | B00005JPD0 |
| Manufacturer: | Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone |
| MFG Part: | D50661D |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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- When FBI agent Carlin (Denzel Washington) tries to prevent a terrorist attack using a top secret government time shifting device, the action is explosive. Denzel Washington teams up with blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer and renowned director Tony Scott in this intriguing action thriller. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG-13 Age: 786936705270 UPC:&
Using a top secret government device, an FBI agent travels back in time to prevent a terrorist attack.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 24-APR-2007
Media Type: DVD
In his most effective thriller since
Enemy of the State, Tony Scott makes time travel seem plausible. It helps that his New Orleans hero, ATF agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington in his third go-round with the director), spends more time in the present than the past. In order to catch a terrorist, FBI Agent Pryzwarra (Val Kilmer) invites Carlin to join forces. They have the technology to see the past. He has the expertise to interpret the data. Unfortunately, the bomb has already gone off and hundreds of ferry passengers have died. Then there's the body of a beautiful woman, Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton,
Idlewild), that turns up in the vicinity of the blast. Evidence indicates she was killed beforehand. Since the FBI enables him to observe Claire prior to her murder, Carlin gets to know what she was like and finds himself falling in love. He becomes convinced that the only way to solve the case--and prove her innocence--is to travel to the past. But as Pryzwarra's colleague, Denny (Adam Goldberg), argues, "You cannot go back in time. It's physically impossible." Or so he says.
Déjà Vu is constructed around a clever script and executed by a top-notch cast, notably Washington, Patton, and an eerie Jim Caviezel (miles away from
Passion of the Christ). In shedding the excesses of recent years--the sadism of
Man on Fire and weirdness of Tarantino favorite
Domino--Scott re-affirms his rep as one of the action movie's finest practitioners.
--Kathleen C. Fennessy
| Why I became a Denzel Washington fan | 2010-02-17 | 5 / 5 |
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| Oh, no. I've seen this movie dozens of times on cable before picking up the dvd for nine dollars at Target. I bought Inside Man, Training Day, Man on Fire on dvd and I sat through a bunch of his other movies on cable because of Deja Vu. I've been pwned! This movie is so charming, New Orleans looks great, the score, the dialogue, the casting choices all contribute to the moral viewpoint of the story about defeating a cowardly mass murderer. |
| Surprisingly Good | 2010-02-13 | 4 / 5 |
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Not great, but good.
Once you accept the premise, the movie will entertain you. |
| Mind twister | 2010-02-07 | 5 / 5 |
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| This "movie" is a real gem, in same raw with La Jetee\12 monkeys, and it's underrated too. Must have. |
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| Denzel again, at his finest, in an original, science fiction mystery. The acting was terrific and the story was suspenseful. |
| Deja Vu: To Be Remembered Among the Best | 2010-01-22 | 5 / 5 |
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Déjà Vu, starring Denzel Washington, is a heavy action, suspenseful thriller that will keep viewers captivated and pushes them to the edge of their seats as Doug Carlin (Washington) is racing against time to do the impossible: alter the past. The film in located in the southern United States, where several crimes fueling the movie's story line, take place. Déjà Vu is packed with action, romance, and the thrill of a time governed adventure.
The movie starts abruptly with the explosion of a ferry carrying hundreds of celebrating southern folks celebrating a return from war. Doug Carlin, an investigator in the area is located at the scene of the crime where he meets a girl, Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton), who will later evolve into one of the main protagonists of the movie. Carlin is turned on to the criminal responsible for the death of Claire a little bit later in the movie. Throughout the film, Carlin seeks to find the corrupt suspect. Happening to come along a top-secret government project involving a highly intricate time altering system which can see into the past, Carlin teams up with a few of the guys working there to try to solve the mystery. The time device sees exactly 4 days into the past, which is a highly time sensitive disadvantage. Using the film captured from the past, Doug traces the criminal who plans to kill Claire. Carling must keep up with him in order to halt his operations before they turn deadly.
Several important factors prove crucial in the plot and desired suspense of the film. The ingenious concept of the delicate fold in time adds a bit of positive confusion for the viewer. This allows the viewer to contemplate the concept to fully understand the film. This unique trick gets the audience thinking deeper into the complexity of the movie. The director, Tony Scott, does very well in this aspect, but also the acting. Denzel Washington played an exemplary part in the movie, his ability to create an extremely convincing illusion of sheer skill and adventure. Washington's convincing performance did well drawing in the theatergoers to keep them intrigued as to what will happen next. James Cavielzel played the part of the antagonist in the film, Carroll Oerstadt. Caviezel's performance, too, was very convincing and creates a harsh tension between Washington's character as well as the audience.
Déjà vu, as a whole, drew me into the action. Throughout the film, I found myself drawn into the action, complete with a pulsing heart rate and a real connection to the characters. The special affects and the all around hair raising experience gave the movie a great feel. The advanced technology featured in the movie was laid out so well, it would have been surprising to know it was not real. In my personal opinion, Déjà Vu is a must see for any avid adventure film addict. The movie never ceases to amaze in the way that you never really know just what will happen next. I challenge anyone who doubts the quality of this movie to see it, I guarantee, you will not regret it. Undoubtedly, four stars. ****
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