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Deja Vu (2006)

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Reviews Counted:152

Fresh:86

Rotten:66

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: 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.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and some sensuality.

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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. [More]

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

Starring: Denzel Washington, Jim Caviezel, Adam Goldberg, Bruce Greenwood, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton, Eldon Henson, Erika Alexander, Paul Cameron

Director: Tony Scott

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

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The time travel in 'Deja Vu' boggled my mind completely, and I'm still scratching my head trying to figure the whole thing out.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/24/06
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Pretty dazzling, as action adventures go, even when it's wildly, almost defiantly, implausible.

Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | comment Comment
11/23/06
Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal

Denzel Washington is a fiery, dart-eyed action star.Denzel Washington is a fiery, dart-eyed action star.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
11/23/06
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Loud, noisy and not nearly as smart as it thinks it is.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
11/23/06
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

The movie manages the singular feat of placing a science-fiction premise in a realistic setting, only to render that premise even more far-fetched than it would have seemed otherwise.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
11/23/06
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

Most of the time-twisting plot is stuff moviegoers have seen before.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
11/23/06
Chad Greene
Chad Greene
Boxoffice Magazine

What gives the film its jolt of urgency is its New Orleans setting. Déjà Vu is the first major movie to be shot there since the city's devastation.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
11/23/06
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor

If it isn't the brilliant film it could have been, Déjà Vu still contains enough flashes of that film to make it entertaining while you're watching it.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
11/23/06
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Who woulda thunk that crap-meister Tony Scott could be so in tune with the spirit of the times?

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
11/22/06
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Tony Scott must've finally taken his Ritalin.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
11/22/06
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

Loses its bearings in hokum.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/22/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Déjà Vu isn't as sleek a genre pleasure as Enemy of the State, but it does have a freaky little trick up its sleeve.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
11/22/06
Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee
Village Voice

Deja Vu attempts to explain the 'science' behind the movie's time-jumping, but in a drama that's contemporary and supposedly realistic, it comes off as cockamamie.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
11/22/06
Washington Post
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An utterly preposterous but entertaining sci-fi action brain-bender, this 'what if?' tale makes high-tech hay with the idea that deja vu isn't just a hiccup in the neural circuitry.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
11/22/06
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The movie's saved by an appealing star, a swift pace and a vivid setting.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
11/22/06
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

[A] needlessly complicated and confusing thriller.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
11/22/06
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle

Cheesy at moments, but also well-crafted and elevated by Washington's singular blend of charisma, intelligence and tenacity.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
11/22/06
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee

A flabby, tasteless, and nonsensical thriller from Tony Scott that starts off with a bang but quickly devolves into the ridiculous.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment 1 Comment
11/22/06
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

Déjà Vu is well worth seeing for its visual brio, particularly the boom-crash opera of the ferry explosion, and a chase scene in which Washington is dodging downtown traffic on two temporal planes simultaneously.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
11/22/06
David Hiltbrand
David Hiltbrand
Philadelphia Inquirer

Deja Vu manages to take its premise, about unique surveillance technology that allows investigators to revisit past events, and expand it into an interesting narrative.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
11/22/06
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News
 
 
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