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Deja Vu (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 147 Fresh: 83  Rotten:64 Average Rating: 6/10
 
Consensus: The time travel conceit might be too preposterous. Tony Scott tries to combine action, science fiction, romance, and explosions into one movie, but the time travel conceit might be too preposterous and the action falls apart under scrutiny. more
 
Rated: 12A
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Theatrical Release: 15-12-2006
Synopsis:
After the success of 2004's MAN ON FIRE, director Tony Scott and Denzel Washington teamed up once again--this time alongside high-powered producer Jerry Bruckheimer--to deliver this big-budget spectacle of an action picture set in post-Katrina New Orleans. The city is delivered another... [More]
After the success of 2004's MAN ON FIRE, director Tony Scott and Denzel Washington teamed up once again--this time alongside high-powered producer Jerry Bruckheimer--to deliver this big-budget spectacle of an action picture set in post-Katrina New Orleans. The city is delivered another crushing blow when a ferry explodes, killing over 500 innocent citizens. Only this time, nature wasn't the cause of the tragedy. Enter ATF officer Doug Carlin (Washington), who is recruited by a newly formed FBI unit (headed by Val Kilmer) to help track down the killer (a Timothy McVeigh-esque Jim Caviezel). When a body is found floating in the river, it is determined that the victim was murdered before the ferry blast occurred. Unfortunately, the victim was the impossibly beautiful Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton), whose death has begun to torment Carlin. Adding a new level to the investigation is a top-secret FBI invention, which allows a select group to view the past on screen as if it had been videotaped days earlier. The more Carlin sees of Kuchever, the more connected to her he becomes, until he decides to risk his life by traveling back in time and altering the course of history. Plausibility isn't the number one reason to watch a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, and DÉJÀ VU is certainly no exception. This time around, however, Bruckheimer wisely recruited Scott and Washington to bring their expertise to the project. The result is another stylish and atmospheric drama/thriller/romance/action-adventure hybrid, which raises interesting questions as it entertains. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Denzel Washington, Jim Caviezel, Adam Goldberg, Bruce Greenwood, Val Kilmer

Director: Tony Scott
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Bill Marsilii, Terry Rossio
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 4, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Scenes - 1. Deleted Scenes
  • 2. Exteneded Scenes
  • Behind the Scenes - "The Surveillance Window"

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Like its protagonist, you may find yourself wanting to see it more than once to appreciate how everything fits together - which earns Deja Vu the status of a classic, at least for the future.

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06/12/07 01:31 PM
Anton Bitel
Channel 4 Film
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01/27/07 05:00 AM
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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None of the cast are going to win Oscars for this, but then they’re not meant to. Instead, all involved expertly keep the plot moving forward towards a reasonably satisfying ending.

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01/02/07 03:18 AM
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]
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Take away a couple of neatly staged action sequences and you’re left with a callously measured slab of US jingoism that deals with the most horrific human tragedies in the most lunk-headed and insulting way possible.

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12/30/06 06:51 AM
David Jenkins
Time Out
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It's all carried off with a mad and silly energy, with muscular direction from Scott and cut together with frenetic fizz by editors Jason Hellman and Chris Lebenzon.

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12/30/06 06:51 AM
Philip French
Observer [UK]
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Time-travel gimmick aside, the title is apt, because it feels like we've seen all of this before. Disappointing.

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12/30/06 06:51 AM
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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It's Denzel himself, ambling through the nonsense with just the right degree of twinkling insouciance, who keeps you watching. Good fun.

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12/30/06 06:51 AM
Paul Arendt
BBC
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The mind-bending story is enough to keep us interested, although the film is bloated and needlessly overcomplicated.

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12/06/06 01:03 AM
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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Nobody does vapid bollocks as enjoyably as Tony Scott, and while this isn’t as inventive as Man On Fire or as compelling as Crimson Tide, it’s still the right side of dumb.

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11/29/06 07:30 AM
Adam Smith
Empire Magazine
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Towards the end it gets a little tiresome and hokey. But the ride of the first two-thirds is well worth the journey.

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08/13/07 11:35 PM
Ryan Cracknell
Calgary Movies
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07/14/07 05:23 AM
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound
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06/22/07 05:32 AM
Dragan Antulov
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You'll get a headache from trying to apply plot logic to it . . .

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05/24/07 12:44 AM
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page
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A mind-bogglingly stupid and phoney time-travel thriller conveniently set in a present-day politically correct, pre-9/11 fantasy world where Hollywood's idea of the perfect terrorist is a Timothy McVeigh-style white American male.

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05/05/07 02:22 PM
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com
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In spite of its title, few will want to hit rewind to visit the movie again.

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05/01/07 11:12 AM
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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Even for time travel enthusiasts who'll see story holes big enough to drive the ferry through, this can be a fun movie. Just don't think too hard about it.

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04/24/07 10:02 AM
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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...we've seen it all before.

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04/13/07 09:52 AM
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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It's a hard movie to hate, just one that's far too easy to forget.

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03/24/07 12:18 PM
Brian Tallerico
UGO
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Certainly Tony Scott's best movie since Enemy of the State, and probably since the Tarantino-scripted True Romance.

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02/22/07 10:38 PM
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
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Déjà Vu is one film that you'll be happy to revisit %u2014 whether it's to deconstruct the plot, pore over the science or just rerun as a great, engaging, adult adventure.

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02/19/07 11:45 AM
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies
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