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Face/Off, 1997

Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage

Directed by: John Woo

Written by: Mike Werb

Language: English, Latin

Country: USA

Runtime: 138 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.3

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The mood of Face/Off is exciting, suspenseful, and rough. The plot centers around switching roles, special agents, and a master criminal. It is a thriller, action, and crime movie. Stylistically, Face/Off has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is serious. The pacing is fast. Face/Off is set in Los Angeles. It happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being a blockbuster, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Face/Off is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes profanity and violent content.

Summary of Face/Off

The ordeal of superheroic, singularly dedicated FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) is only beginning after finally capturing his archnemesis, Castor Troy (Nicholas Cage), an elusive, maniacal terrorist who claimed the life of Archer's son. While Troy languishes in a coma, Archer surgically "borrows" Troy's face in an attempt to gather evidence about Troy's last bomb--which is currently ticking away in a Los Angeles office building. Trouble ensues when Troy wakes up faceless, borrows Archer's visage, and makes a mess of Archer's life; all the while, both men struggle to adapt to their new identities while struggling to blow each other away. Another balletically filmed, thematically complex action smorgasbord from Hong Kong vet Woo. Academy Award Nomination: Best Sound Effects Editing.

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Language:	English, Latin
Country:	USA
Release date:	27 June 1997
Runtime:	138 min

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John Travolta

as Sean Archer / Castor Troy

Nicolas Cage

as Castor Troy / Sean Archer

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Rolling Stone

Exciting and then some, Face/Off blends the director's supercharged images of balletic brutality and spiritual catharsis with an off-the-wall humor that allows John Travolta and Nicolas Cage to really let it rip. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

The New York Times

Before we go numb from such prefab excitement, here comes a mega-movie that actually delivers what mega-movies promise: strong characters, smart plotting, breathless action and a gimmick that hasn't been seen before. Full Review

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by: Elvis Mitchell

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I like both these actors, but: this is dreck. Worthless trash. Stupid, idiotic, trite, banal, predictable, paint-by-numbers, asinine...need I go on? My guess is, this garbage was dreamed up by a couple of Hollywood agents. Perfect example of the... Read and rate it

30.April.2011
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by: Brad
Brad rated this movie0/10

Travolta and Cage in great performance

John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in a film that take the term "switching role" to a higher levele. a master criminal and a special agent that find themselve in an impossible situation. very suspenseful and even rough, a great action movie. Read and rate it

10.October.2008
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by: rose
rose rated this movie8/10Great

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