From there it’s a paradox within a paradox, within a tightly wound story. As events unfold, he tries to send himself clues to the past, some of them with disastrous results: the message is there – don’t mess with the past! With hours remaining, and culprit in sight, Carlin decides to take matters into his own hands (what, you thought he was going to sit around?) and steps back into time itself. Using the very cool time leaping/folding technology, he focuses his time looking at Claire’s last days. The case becomes personally for Carlin as he is smitten with Claire, a supposed victim of the ferry bombing, as he suspects she had expired a good hour before the bomb exploded. Thankfully, Tony Scott has much experience in making use of beautiful camera angles, so it plays off beautifully and sea mlessly. Normally, this might present a problem to any normal filmmaker. It’s pretty cool technology, and the amount of additional filming must have been hell – the concept is that while you’re able to look four days in the past, you’re also able to view from any angle. In comes Agent Pryzwarra (Kilmer) with a fresh perspective armed with a group of physicists, they’ve have successfully created a viewing tunnel (or rather, wormhole) four and a half days ago. Washington is the ATF agent Doug Carlin, part of the explosives task force encompassed with the job of identifying the explosive and finding the culprit – albeit, the case becomes more and difficult with the lack of clues. The stakes really couldn’t be raised any higher. It’s all grounded in a very real reality that could be right now, if only you weren’t taking orders from a very fat Val Kilmer.ĭéjà Vu starts with a literal bang, more like a boom actually a New Orleans’ ferry is blown to bits: with all the passengers on board.
What’s really weighed pretty well is the balance of story, theory and physics. Pretty heavy fodder for adventure movie fare In any case, it all works pretty well.įor you Action Jackson fanatics out there, you’ll have to wait until the third act when things like bullets start flying, it’s not super intense like old Scott movies, but it gets that fix in there. However, this movie deals with time travel, alternate realities and touches on fate. So, it feels familiar: Tony Scott teams up with Denzel Washington in another action flick. There’s a much wordier version of the definition, but for the purposes of my own dumbing-down, this will do fine. His familiarity with the thriller settings also helps us to connect with him instantly.Starring: Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezelĭéjà Vu: The feeling you’ve done something before. It is good to see a hero give up on all the template elements that are usually reserved for a hero. In fact, he comes into the film only after the story is set in motion. It is almost as if two seasoned performers joined together to give the audience a memorable experience.Īrulnithi - He brings out the aura and the swag of the police officer without resorting to gimmicks. MS Bhaskar's voiceover is an added attraction. The fact that he is rarely seen in Tamil cinema lends to the air of mystery around him. He lives the role of the alcoholic writer to perfection. The casting of Achyut Kumar as a writer is a refreshing choice. The choice to let out songs ensures that film doesn't slow down at any point. But once it does there are no speed breakers till the end. The story does take its time to settle in. Is he really able to foresee the future or is it all a lie? The film answers this question in a gripping manner. The plot begins with a writer who writes down a sequence of events before they actually happen. But Arulnithi in a well-made thriller is always a joy to watch.
Actors being typecast might give a sense of boredom. Deja Vu has Arulnithi starring in a thriller again.
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