9/9/2023 0 Comments Deja vu movie ratings![]() ![]() The use of future technology to stop crimes taking place is pure Minority Report, the ‘changing things has consequences’ angle reeks of Back To The Future and the explanations offered for time travel are very similar to those in Event Horizon. What about the whole travelling through time thing? Well it might offer an off-beat slant for this sort of picture, but it also smacks of other genre movies. Given that it’s directed by Tony Scott, whose work is mercurial, this maybe shouldn’t come as a massive surprise. Those expecting the action thick and fast will have to wait for the latter stages where the volume is turned up a notch (you may need to turn yours down) in contrast to the futuristic CSI-meets-detective yarn first hour. Unfortunately, the second half is more ‘Bruckheimery’ and slips into conventional territory. For those viewers who drift in and out of movies, viewing the opening set-up etc as superfluous, the rewind and scene selector functions on your DVD player could be the order of the day. Unlike the usual Bruckheimer explosion-by-numbers, here you have to pay attention right from the word go in order to fully ‘get’ Déjà Vu and the many incidental occurrences within it. However, when he discovers that the FBI may have equipment capable of time travel, Carlin has the chance to go back and save the day… Making a connection between the bombing and the murder of a young woman (Paula Patton), Carlin is noticed by FBI agent Pryzwarra (Val Kilmer) who recruits him to their team. This is especially true during the first hour where it functions as an effective police procedural with an eerie feel to it.Īfter terrorists blow up 500-odd people on Fat Tuesday, ATF agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) is sent in to clean things up. While Déjà Vu isn’t an intellectual think-piece, it gets points for attempting more than just wall-to-wall bangs. The producer extraordinaire is usually known for loud and somewhat shallow action flicks (Bad Boys, Con Air, or Armageddon ring any bells?) as opposed to contemplative thrillers. Normally, you wouldn’t use words such as 'intelligent’ and ‘thought-provoking’ in the same sentence as Jerry Bruckheimer. ![]()
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