Face/Off

  • 1997


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92 % Certified Fresh
$ 245 Million
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Positive Reviews 62
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Average Rating 4.0/5
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Image zoom Stephen Vaughan Face/Off A Movie Details About Face/Off type Movie Genre Action Adventure In Face/Off, Hong Kong filmmaker John Woos master .. EW
3.8
There is a moment in Face/ Off when Sean Archer (John Travolta), a member of a secret FBI anti terrorist team, confronts the comatose body of Castor T .. Rogerebert
3.0
Face/Off is a uniquely awkward blend of sensationally violent action, hokey attempts at symbolism and drama, and dark humor. Common Sense Media
2.0
Pay attention, none of this makes much sense.Five years after the murder of his son, FBI agent Sean Archer (Travolta) finally has the drop on terroris .. Time Out
5.0
Go to the Face/Off Page Face/Off: Trading Places By Desson Howe Washington Post Staff Writer June 27, 1997 Face/Off, John Woos third Hollywood movie, ..
5.0
Go to the Face/Off Page Travolta and Cage Mix It Up Magnificently in Face/Off By Stephen Hunter Washington Post Staff Writer June 27, 1997 Face/Off, t ..
4.0
Face/Off works like a charm right on down the line thanks to brilliant, exhilarating performances from Cage and Travolta, and the many tremendously en ..
5.0
The dramatic scenes have emotional gravity, while the exhilarating action sequences defy gravity. E Film Critic
2.5
Trading Faces Let me begin by saying that Face / Off will probably make buckets of money. San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
Just prior to the UK release of Face/Off, Empire had the pleasure of seeing the film in the company of its director, John Woo.
3.8
Like the directors other two Western films (Hard Target and Broken Arrow), this is a flawed and occasionally ridiculous piece of work, but theres enou .. ReelViews
5.0
Face/Off (1997) 4 Stars (out of 4) Tweet Giving Them Face By Jeffrey M. Anderson I saw Face/Off on June 30, 1997, the day China took overcontrol of Ho .. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Hercules is the 35th full length animated feature entry into Walt Disney Pictures catalogue of family entertainment.
3.1
Laramie Movie Scope: Face/Off And you thought Batman and Robin was silly by Robert Roten, Film Critic June 28, 1997 Face/Off is an outrageously silly .. Lariat
4.0
Review Our Score by Adrian Turner In director John Woos over the top blockbuster, Nicolas Cage plays Castor Troy, a lunatic terrorist who, having plan .. Radio Times
3.5
Jacques Doillons poignant, precise filmmaking paints a vivid portrait of life as seen through very young eyes, and little Victoire Thivisol gives a re .. Cs Monitor
3.8
John Woo is the Sam Peckinpah, or perhaps the Sergio Leone of the 90s, a Hong Kong filmmaker whose operatic violence and eye popping stunts gained a f .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.0
The premise is, of course, absolutely ridiculous. It also is absolutely brilliant, and incredibly subversive. Internet Reviews
3.8
Travolta and Cage then had the acting difficulty of adopting the other persons mannerisms while retaining their own voice and body. There are both sup .. Internet Reviews
3.5
...with Face/Off, wonderfully balances bloodbaths with plot and depth. Internet Reviews
2.0
by On one level, Face/Off is just another big budget star driven Hollywood actioner, with lots of violence and explosions, in the tradition of The Roc .. Emanuellevy
4.4
Sobibor Konstantin Khabenskiys directorial debut Sobibor (DDDDDDN) is not the first film to dramatize the horrors of the titular Nazi death camp in ea .. Q Network
4.0
John Woo With its wacky face switching premise and delirious action scenes, John Woos Face/Off (starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta) is the summer .. Salon
5.0
Put up your arms and all your flippers..But Jones is no pushover. Slate
5.0
Directed with flair and pizzaz, Face/Off is a spectacular explosion of nail chomping suspense and sensational action; all maximised by the enormous st ..
5.0
The FBIs Sean Archer (Travolta) catches super terrorist Castor Troy (Cage) in a violent arrest that results in an injured and unconscious Troy hospita .. Bbc
4.5
With Face/Off, John Woo, the Hong Kong auteur (The Killer, Hard Boiled), has made his smartest, wildest, positively Woo siest American thriller. Time
5.0
To most clearly and thoroughly address all that is wrong with this Bat flick, I will first review the film character by character: Bruce Wayne/Batman .. Mr Brown Movies
3.5
Face/Off review, Face/Off DVD review, Face/Off Blu ray review John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gerson, Dominique Swain .. Bullz-Eye
4.0
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite has a solid core and Infinity Stones make fights tactical. Total Film
3.8
The only thing more fun than Cage playing Travolta is Travolta playing Cage. Groucho Reviews
3.5
Review: Face/Off deserves more than lip service June 29, 1997 Web posted at: 4:52 p.m. Cnn
2.5
Courtesy Photo Directed by John Woo Starring John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Alessandro Nivola & Nick Cassavet .. Spliced Wire
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Of all the John Woo movies Ive seen, The Killer is the most fascinating. Movie Habit
4.4
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
4.4
This brutal, stunningly choreographed spectacle weaves together lyrical beauty, blasphemy, sadistic cruelty and grotesque sentimentality with breathta .. Movies Tv Guide
3.0
The filmmakers certainly dont care whether or not audiences will view this as a legitimate drama.
4.5
Pin +1 22 Shares This is the anniversary Ive been most excited to write about. We Live Entertainment
4.5
Woo, a master of poetical carnage, mixes kitsch, sadism, sentiment and comedy with choreographic precision. News Week
4.5
Sets new standards for a genre which plays it safe and predictable too often. Film 4
5.0
John Woo is known for a cinema of violent delirium so breathtaking it plays like visual poetry, and Face/Off, though his third film in Hollywood, is t .. La Times
3.0
Penelope Cruz does her best to act badly during several passages in Pedro Almodovars Broken Embraces, but her effort is doomed to failure. Wsj
4.4
Yeah, (John Woo) can direct an action scene.And Michelangelo could paint a ceiling. Quentin Tarantino John Woo is an action movie giant who can take t .. Articles Chicago Tribune
4.4
Face/Off is the best action movie of the summer, and it works so well not because of its action scenes who cares about watching another attempt to sto .. Articles Chicago Tribune
3.5
...director John Woo takes an incredibly silly premise and despite its limitations turns it into an entertaining thrill ride. Movie Metropolis
5.0
John Travolta, Nicolas Cage Its premise is so nutso, so patently ridiculous, that this movie would seem destined to fall on its titular face. People
3.0
After seeing this numbing action flick, Im still stumped what all the hype is about. So many critics and viewers arond the country marveled at this mo .. Film Blather
4.5
This 8 year old girl beat cancer.Now shes helping other kids beat it, too While her parents were busy trying to process the diagnosis, Jenny Shaw was .. Rochester Goes Out
4.0
For something with such a bizarre premise, face/identity swapping, kind of like Freaky Friday on LSD Woo pulled this sucker off. Need Coffee
3.1
Its questions of identity, its vaunted stars, its memorable second act, and its maniacal drive make it hard to shake, and impossible to discount. Seattle Times
5.0
Beneath its flashy surface, it plumbs the depths of psychological horror. Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.1
An engaging and at times sophisticated story of identity and behavior, wearing the leering face of a farcical action cartoon. Articles Philly
3.8
Deep into John Woos blood soaked Face/Off, a thug learns that an FBI agent uses the date of his little boys murder as the code that activates his home .. Articles Baltimore Sun
5.0
In a summer of prowling dinosaurs, lawmen in sunglasses protecting Earth from extraterrestrials and a superhero garbed as a bat, whats one more action .. Articles Sun Sentinel
4.0
Apart from enjoying the narrative hijinks, its also fascinating to watch both actors interpret the demonstration of the respective transferences of ch .. Patrick Nabarro
4.4
By making a more accomplished film, an edge of originality is lost to polish, but it does not diminish the entertainment value. Paloalto Online
4.4
An action picture that finally pleases the mind as well as the eye. Cine Matter
4.4
All in all, Mr. Woo has made Face/Off into an eye popping magic show.
5.0
...it is as elegantly made as it is violent, mating movie mayhem with bits of poetry, opera, psychology and the abstract. Sacramento Bee
4.0
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3.0
Watching Travolta and Cage play dual hero and dual villain roles remains the most enjoyable aspect Old School Reviews
4.5
The samurai is without debate the most apparent character in early Japanese film. Not Coming
5.0
Hong Kong action director Woo worked with Travolta on Broken Arrow and knows his range. Film Scouts
0.5
The visuals are impossibly glossy and the sound impossibly loud. Every frame glistens with that antiseptic precision of advertising. Even the slightes ..
4.0
Arguably the best action director in the world, Woo also manages complex emotional content and a deft way with music. Boxoffice Magazine
3.8
Bleader Potheads rejoice: Illinois lawmakers move to legalize recreational weed The proposed law would make it legal for adults to possess, purchase, ..
3.5
With his trademark style intact, director John Woo uses every cinematic trick he can from slo mo sequences to rapid fire action scenes to embellish th .. Spokes Man



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