Déjà Vu
Rent & Buy
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
What critics thought
Critics were split down the middle on this Tony Scott thriller: admirers credited its propulsive direction and strong cast, while detractors found the time-travel mechanics more silly than clever and objected to the film's use of real-world tragedy — Hurricane Katrina and terrorism — as action-movie backdrop. Audiences responded more warmly than reviewers, suggesting the film works better as a ride than as the serious science-fiction romance it occasionally wants to be.
“after 9/11, few of us look at terrorist acts casually. It's insulting to watch this grandiloquent pornography, using shock value and Hollywood cliche to evoke poignancy.”
Desson Thomson·The Washington Post
“this may be the first crime thriller to explicitly utilize superstring theory but, in its woozy romanticism, it's not that far removed from this year's other time-warp movie, The Lake House, about two lovers living in parallel years - or Frequency, which starred Jim Caviezel as a good guy.”
Peter Rainer·Christian Science Monitor
“good cast, Tony Scott's swift direction, and unyielding professionalism”
Michael Wilmington·Orlando Sentinel
“feels inappropriate given the urgency (and seeming inevitability) of the story's dénouement.”
Todd Gilchrist·IGN
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Tony ScottDirector
Denzel WashingtonDoug Carlin
Paula PattonClaire Kuchever
Val KilmerPaul Pryzwarra
Jim CaviezelCarroll Oerstadt
Adam GoldbergDenny
Elden HensonGunnars
Erika AlexanderShanti
Bruce GreenwoodJack McCready
Matt CravenLarry Minuti
Enrique CastilloClaire's Father
Mark PhinneyAgent Donnelly
Rich HutchmanAgent Stalhuth
Harry Gregson-WilliamsComposer
Terry RossioWriter
Paul CameronCinematographyDéjà Vu
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
What critics thought
Critics were split down the middle on this Tony Scott thriller: admirers credited its propulsive direction and strong cast, while detractors found the time-travel mechanics more silly than clever and objected to the film's use of real-world tragedy — Hurricane Katrina and terrorism — as action-movie backdrop. Audiences responded more warmly than reviewers, suggesting the film works better as a ride than as the serious science-fiction romance it occasionally wants to be.
“after 9/11, few of us look at terrorist acts casually. It's insulting to watch this grandiloquent pornography, using shock value and Hollywood cliche to evoke poignancy.”
Desson Thomson·The Washington Post
“this may be the first crime thriller to explicitly utilize superstring theory but, in its woozy romanticism, it's not that far removed from this year's other time-warp movie, The Lake House, about two lovers living in parallel years - or Frequency, which starred Jim Caviezel as a good guy.”
Peter Rainer·Christian Science Monitor
“good cast, Tony Scott's swift direction, and unyielding professionalism”
Michael Wilmington·Orlando Sentinel
“feels inappropriate given the urgency (and seeming inevitability) of the story's dénouement.”
Todd Gilchrist·IGN
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Tony ScottDirectorDenzel WashingtonDoug CarlinPaula PattonClaire KucheverVal KilmerPaul PryzwarraJim CaviezelCarroll OerstadtAdam GoldbergDennyElden HensonGunnarsErika AlexanderShantiBruce GreenwoodJack McCreadyMatt CravenLarry MinutiEnrique CastilloClaire's FatherMark PhinneyAgent DonnellyRich HutchmanAgent StalhuthHarry Gregson-WilliamsComposerTerry RossioWriterPaul CameronCinematographyRent & Buy