29/6/06 - FACE/OFF #846
Face/Off #846
[DVD] [John Woo]
Synopsis:
An FBI agent agrees to have the face of his wounded nemesis transplanted onto his, so he can infiltrate his organisation. However, not everything goes to plan.
Opinion:
An exciting idea with potential to develop into either a scary narrative or meaningful story about true identity. However this film is lost in the director's attempt to glorify and glamourous the concept.
It's hard to comment about Cage's performance, mainly because Woo shoots him in slow motion constant, almost to emphasis the importance of a scene or moment. But that concept runs dry very quickly and only assists in slowing down the narrative.
Travolta on the other hand has a more difficult time. His characterisation of an FBI agent is conventional and uninspiring, and the lack of acting range Travolta has is evident in this film.
The sound quality and sound effects are impressive and do increase some of the action scenes, but this film takes too many standard turns and becomes a typical thriller. Although as viewer you can suspend your disbelief for part of the film, the fact that neither Cage nor Travolta have any physical scars from the face surgery is something that is difficult not to question. 2/5
Film Fact: The name of the floating prison is 'Erewhon', which is 'Nowhere' spelt backwards
Film Title: Face/Off refers to the surgical procedure both Cage and Travolta undertake.
[DVD] [John Woo]
Synopsis:
An FBI agent agrees to have the face of his wounded nemesis transplanted onto his, so he can infiltrate his organisation. However, not everything goes to plan.
Opinion:
An exciting idea with potential to develop into either a scary narrative or meaningful story about true identity. However this film is lost in the director's attempt to glorify and glamourous the concept.
It's hard to comment about Cage's performance, mainly because Woo shoots him in slow motion constant, almost to emphasis the importance of a scene or moment. But that concept runs dry very quickly and only assists in slowing down the narrative.
Travolta on the other hand has a more difficult time. His characterisation of an FBI agent is conventional and uninspiring, and the lack of acting range Travolta has is evident in this film.
The sound quality and sound effects are impressive and do increase some of the action scenes, but this film takes too many standard turns and becomes a typical thriller. Although as viewer you can suspend your disbelief for part of the film, the fact that neither Cage nor Travolta have any physical scars from the face surgery is something that is difficult not to question. 2/5
Film Fact: The name of the floating prison is 'Erewhon', which is 'Nowhere' spelt backwards
Film Title: Face/Off refers to the surgical procedure both Cage and Travolta undertake.
posted by Rhett (rhettrospective@hotmail.com) at 10:16 PM
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