![]() ![]() Stumpf, identify the killer and, most important, bring Claire back among the living. Traveling back in time to retrace the dead woman's steps could save the 543 lives lost on the Alvin T. Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton) is as beautiful as she is dead when Doug finds her washed ashore, following the terrorist bombing of a ferry under the Crescent City Bridge in New Orleans.įorensics show that Claire was murdered before that heinous act and, Doug believes, she may have had dealings with the mysterious triggerman himself. ATF agent Doug Carlin (Washington) goes back in time, we learn, to unravel a crime. Not that we believe anything about this movie. We don't believe one ticking minute of it. So when "Deja Vu" forces something as thematically intellectual as time travel into its thrill-a-minute machinery, there's a grinding of gears. Their formula is Pavlovian - we're supposed to respond to the same entertainment values each time. That's because the movie was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, whose résumé is filled with movies ("The Rock," "Con Air," "Armageddon," "Pearl Harbor") built for speed rather than thought, spectacle instead of credibility. We've seen all these superficial diversions before - explosions, car chases against traffic, the world of cutting-edge surveillance. Unfortunately, the terrorist drama lives up to its name. But we suspect the real reason has to do with the bottom (forgive us) line: What better way to pack in the Denzel fans than to build a little near-nudity right into the plot? Warp-speeding into yesterday, apparently, will put the burn on a jacket and pants. Sure, there's an explanation for his spartan attire - something to do with reducing the drag on energy. For a decent dose of action choose Déjà Vu.So why is Denzel Washington traveling through time in his boxers? That's the $64,000 question in "Deja Vu," as we find the star squeezing into a time-transportation chamber dressed only in cute little drawers. It might not completely stack up in the quantum physics time travel theory department but it does make for cracking viewing. ![]() As luck would have it Washington gets the chance to use the super time bending device to go back and try to thwart the bomber but not before falling for the smokin hot Patton whose life he may also be able to save. And it’s just as well that they can because a deranged terrorist has just blown up a ferry killing hundreds of innocent men, women and children and this babe is linked to the attack. One scene has the team of nerdy scientists (led by Val Kilmer) using the machine to track a gorgeous female played by Paula Patton as she struts around in her underwear and takes a shower. It’s technology that makes Google Maps look rubbish – this thing can zoom in, see through walls and track individuals at the flick of a joystick (think PlayStation 3 on steroids). You’ve already seen him doing this before…ĭéjà Vu takes you to a place where the US Government can monitor the past in a constantly running ‘signal’ which broadcasts what happened exactly four days ago. In Déjà Vu you get all of that usual Scott stuff and a bonus bonkers time travel plot device thrown in to shake up the well worn action formula.ĭenzel Washington is on cracking form here as US special agent Doug Carlin – a guy who gets things done, a guy who will not stop until he’s saved the day, a guy who looks impossibly cool taking off his sunglasses in slow motion. Oh yes, the film… Well, if you’re at all familiar with the work of director Tony ‘Top Gun / Man on Fire’ Scott you’ll know what to expect in terms of slick heavyweight action, adrenaline soaked plotlines and excitably frenetic camera work. Yep, I know how crazy this sounds but stop for a second and consider – what if it’s true? Greetings, I’m writing this review in the future – you don’t have to believe me but I’m also watching you from exactly four days and seven hours ahead of your ‘current’ time.
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