by Chris Alexion, Copyright March 11, 2007, all rights reserved. 335 views
Since work and life have been making me pretty tardy on the blog, what comeback could be better than another late movie review? I recently caught Deja Vu, a 2006 thriller by Tony Scott and starring Denzel Washington. Scott's track record speaks volumes; he directed Spy Game (with Redford and Brad Pitt, one of my all-time favorite films), not to mention the Denzel masterpieces Man on Fire and Crimson Tide. So I expected a lot before seeing the movie.
Deja Vu doesn't disappoint. Denzel, as usual, is the man, ably backed up by Val Kilmer and the lovely Paula Patton. Denzel is Doug Carlin, an ATF agent investigating the explosion of a ferry carrying over 500 sailors and their famlies. During his investigation, he's recruited by a government research team using space-folding technology to look into the past.
The plot unfolds rapidly but smoothly, ratcheting up the tension as Denzel tries to solve the bombing by solving the murder of a young woman that took place the same day. Dialogue is believable and coupled with some decent action sequences.
The time-travel element is problematic, though. While I'd go back in time to save Paula Patton any day, the logic of changing the past is convoluted and farfetched enough that even Scott and Denzel are only narrowly able to pull it off. But without getting scientifically nitpicky about details, Deja Vu provides a good time and, refreshingly, portrays faith in God in a positive light.
1 • LHR • March 12, 2007 • 5:02 PM
Good review!
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