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Déjà Vu
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I have never seen a movie quite like Déjà Vu (2006). Directed by Tony Scott (Top Gun, Enemy of the State, Man on Fire), it is a highly implausible but undeniably likable film. Despite the shortcoming of its central plotline, there are great action sequences, smart dialogue, solid acting, and impressive cinematography.
Denzel Washington plays Doug Carlin, an ATF agent who must investigate the terrorist bombing of a ferry carrying Navy soldiers and their families through the waterways of post-Katrina New Orleans. Invited to help out Agent Pryzwarra (Val Kilmer) and his team of covert FBI agents, Carlin embarks on a frantic race to save the lives of the 543 people on board the ferry. He also gets entangled in the life of Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton), a young woman who plays a key role in the attack. The mastermind behind all these killings is Carroll Oerstadt (Jim Caviezel, who previously played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ). Oerstadt is no savior, though, and Caviezel does a great job portraying him as a cold and psychopathic terrorist, with no sympathetic or redeeming qualities whatsoever.
Déjà Vu reminds me of C.S.I. meets the Sci-Fi Channel, and although the time travel element is seriously flimsy, this film has so much amusing dialogue, slick cinematography and strong characterization that I was able to overlook the impossibility of the supernatural elements. Few action films offer such consistently clever details throughout the storyline, and there are several jigsaw pieces that fit together as the plot progresses. It’s not a great film, but it is a fun film, and that is often an unfamiliar feeling in Hollywood.
Reviewed By: KmH
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