Déjà Vu (2006)

O An excellent must-see
X Good rental choice
O Mediocre
O Rent something else

Review by Jason Pyles / April 24, 2007

The problem with time travel movies is that there’s always a problem. But if you allow yourself a suspension of disbelief, “Deja Vu” is an exhilarating movie.

It’s a significant film because it was shot in New Orleans three months after Hurricane Katrina. Devastation from the storm is shown and its occurrence is referenced. But this movie isn’t about the hurricane; it’s about terrorism and a time traveler who hopes to prevent it.

During Mardi Gras, some maniac blows up a ferryboat and kills 543 people. Carlin, who’s investigating the case, is commissioned to lead the investigation and is given access to a mind-blowing device: a time machine.

At one point, the movie’s hero, ATF agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington), poses a great question: “What if you had to tell someone the most important thing in the world, but you knew they’d never believe you?” “Deja Vu” is fun because we’re constantly posing the same kinds of questions to ourselves as we watch.

The edited version of “Deja Vu” is moderately violent with bombings, shootings and the like. Oh, and the ATF is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, which is a government law enforcement agency.

Directed by Tony Scott
Denzel Washington / James Caviezel / Val Kilmer
128 min. Thriller / Action
(Original MPAA rating: PG-13)
Edited version age recommendation: 15 and up

DVD release date: April 24, 2007
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