It’s entertaining and has some success at breathing a little fresh air into the tired cop/thriller genre. Despite all of these flaws, ‘Déjà Vu’ isn’t a bad film. There are lots of unnecessarily long, moody shots of Washington as he investigates the bombing, adding to the length of the film which could have much better had the plot been shorter and more tightly woven. The majority of the supporting cast are unfortunately barely there and rather forgettable and this lack of character depth and development stops the story from progressing. Washington, as the lead, is very watchable but this role doesn’t exactly stretch his acting talent. Also, the focus shifts wildly between the woman who Carlin wants to save (who he falls in love with extremely quickly) and the terrorist’s identity and motivations making it quite hard to follow. The story, revolving around the need to discover the identity of the bomber becomes flimsy when the time travel idea is introduced could this technology not be used in another way? The transition from typical crime drama to science fiction jars a little and becomes quite messy, as if the direction towards the end of the movie wasn’t entirely clear. ‘Déjà Vu’ is a clever crime thriller intermingled with science fiction, making a believable and interesting concept. Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction REVIEW – ‘DÉJÀ VU’ Starring: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer Using this technology, Carlin has the opportunity to find the terrorist responsible for the explosion but when he finds a message saying ‘U can save her’, he wonders if there could be a chance of actually going back in time to prevent the woman’s murder. Working with the FBI, Carlin is persuaded to join a team that use a new form of technology to see four days and six hours into the past. Then, a woman’s charred body is found near the scene but it appears that she was killed before the explosion. ‘Déjà Vu’ – When a ferry, ‘The Algiers’, carrying hundreds of Navy sailors and their families explodes, killing hundreds of those on board, ATF agent, Doug Carlin is sent in to investigate.
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