post scriptum - Any fans of Otto Preminger's wonderful 1994 classic Laura may be delighted by the echoes of that storyline in Deja Vu. Part of the appeal last night was exactly that hearing the audience - as one - laugh, applaud and sigh along with this movie and getting swept up in that communal experience. : Deja Vu : Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton, Bruce Greenwood, Tony Scott, Jerry Bruckheimer: Prime Video. I recommend you see Deja Vu on the big screen with a big, loud audience for maximum enjoyment. For sheer entertainment and an intriguing (though not flawless) plot, Bruckheimer, Scott and Co. I don't think Deja Vu is as good as Man on Fire, but it's right up there as one of the most entertaining and thrilling movies I've seen this year. For the record, I felt Scott's most recent teaming with Denzel, Man on Fire, was one of the best movies of 2004. I would go so far as to say the plot was far-fetched, but the heart of the story just takes you along for the ride. Yes, this movie requires a fair bit of suspension of disbelief. Above all, the performances and story are great and really suck you in. It's probably because that is what struck me from the very beginning, particularly when there is so much going on in the opening sequence. I don't know why I started with commenting on the photography (also the editing) of this movie. And all the footage that involves a cast of thousands (meaning the crowd scenes) is masterful work. Tony Scott and his DOP, Paul Cameron, do fantastic work - every shot is beautifully composed. First of all, the cinematography was stunning. As he delves into the case, he becomes intrigued by a top-secret government program that allows them to look into the past using advanced technology. It has been described as an action-adventure-romance-sci-fi pic and it truly is all of that. 2 hr 6 min 7.1 (315,205) 59 In Deja Vu, Denzel Washington plays ATF agent Doug Carlin, who is investigating a terrorist attack in New Orleans. I was also at that Century City screening last night, and I was probably one of the people who were saying they thought this movie was awesome.
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