Deja Vu

DEJA VU (2006) - Nov. 20, 2006
Well it's pretty hard to go wrong with a movie involving time travel, and this is no exception. About an ATF agent who, while investigating a ferry explosion, is given access to technology that enables him to see four days into the past, and to even travel there himself. Tony Scott has wisely chosen to tone down the way over-the-top style he adopted for his last couple of films, which makes this movie far more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise (as much as I liked Man on Fire, it could have been so much better if it weren't for Scott's overbearing and overwhelmingly distracting visual style). As for the performances, there are few actors out there more charismatic than Denzel Washington, who is at his best here (and who needs to act more). The film is maybe slightly overlong, but aside from that it was quite enjoyable. ***