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source: Face/Off

I have the impression that i saw FACE OFF, and understood it in a very different way everybody else did. I mean, i realize that everybody were just watching the good guy with the face of the bad guy. I was trying to see Travolta into the role of Cage, and Cage into the role of Travolta. We see two different versions of each other's talent. And they are very persuasive. The whole movie does something more like a thriller or something, rather than an action movie. It gets on TV this week. Guess what i will be doing on Sunday evening...

That's a really great movie. It made me have cool habits like loving the cinema in a way I never did, appreciate really good actors like John Travolta (coolest&most charismatic man ever!), Nicolas Cage, and actresses like Joan Allen. Well, from the moment it starts, it makes you disconnect from the world and give your attention of life to the movie. That's a REAL action movie, like those things by Jackie Chan, where people only do those Far-East bull. THIS IS SERIOUS ENERGY! John Woo shows his real directing skills. Well, it's a must-see!

Even if this sort of thing were plausible, there is no excuse for keeping Castor Troy plugged in for any amount of time, especially once the face is removed.

Possibly John Woo's greatest American film yet. Watching it brings out my emotions from start to finish and the action scenes were done with the style of a master director known as John Woo. Even though he has made some movies that are not that impressive, it seems that he uses the style of A Better Tomorrow 1 & 2, the emotions of The Killer and the action of Hard Boiled, and incorporates all of this to make one awesome blockbuster featuring top actors such as John Travolta and Nicholas Cage. These two actors make the movie work and if Woo used different actors it would not have worked. Travolta and Cage changing roles from good to bad and bad to good is superb as both actors change their emotions as the characters change their identities. A must see for all John Woo and action fans and definitely the movie to have as a collectors item. John Woo's American Masterpiece is worth every dollar you spend on it.

This movie kicks serious butt. John Woo is a fantabulous director. John Travolta is wonderful and Nicholas Cage is outstanding. I loved it! The action sequences were great. John Woo is a master of his art. He makes you sit on the edge of your seat, while you silently root for the good guy, but in the back of your mind you kinda want the bad guy to win, just because you know that the good guy is the bad guy. The plot is intriguing and the actors are wonderful. It doesn't let you go. It's the kind of movie where you start it and you just have to finish it. You can't stop. it's amazing.

Ok, I know it is hard to make this kind of movie without all the shooting and killing. But director John Woo seems to revel more in the killing than he does in the story. Still, I must give it 6 of 10, if you can ignore the fact that virtually everything depicted is impossible. I rented the DVD because I heard it had great action and a real kick-ass surround-track. And it wins on both counts. Want to test your subwoofer? The explosions will do that. However, this is an example of the type of movie that trivializes killing, and will be responsible for some crazy person acting out and killing a few people in real life. We would all be better off if this type of movie were never made.

Really? Do I really like this that much? It's a completely silly action movie, after all, with a premise so ludicrous you really ought to laugh through the film. But I was well into all Nicolas Cage's 90s action output, and he and Travolta have such fun here playing, essentially, each other. Actually, it's a bit of a shame, because Cage has such a good time as Castor Troy in the opening few minutes that you kind of wish he didn't have to relinquish the part. But Woo marshals the action pretty nicely, and the film gets really creepy about half way through too. See this for big explosions and silly plot twists.

Frankly I just reviewed a recent movie by Nick cage that was really bad. It reminded me that in the past, Cage had talent for choosing great movies. I mean his roles were still crazy but it worked well. I think its because the creativity has left Hollywood 15-20 years ago. Today its mostly reboots, boring comics and woke agenda. I watched this movie almost 20 years ago when I was a teen. What an original action movie with great acting by Cage and Travolta. This one is a must watch along with Cage's other movies from the 90's and beginning of the 2000's.