2006's Denzel Washington Thriller Movie Deja Vu
Keep Redoing It Until It's Right
By John Gugie, published Dec 30, 2006
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I saw the trailer for this back in November and thought it looked interesting because it dealt with reliving the same events over, much like the new show Day Break, but I wasn't exactly sure how it was supposed to be done.
I had no idea what to expect as it began to unfold like your standard detective thriller with a ferry exploding, ATF Agent Doug Carlin (Denzel) questioning witnesses, families of victims, watching surveillance videos - your standard gumshoe. Then it got weird after FBI agent Andrew Pryzwarra (Kilmer) brings Carlin into the FBI's investigation, and shows him a experimental FBI surveillance unit which can look back in time four and a half days utilizing satellite images. I thought "Okay, I can buy that."
The main focus of Carlin's is that of a young woman, Claire, who was killed around the same time as the ferryboat explosion. He believes that if they can find her killer, they'll also find the person who planted the bomb.
But then Carlin starts questioning it and eventually they tell him that it is indeed a kind of time machine. From here on out, the movie changes from a standard detective thriller into a sci-fi time travel paradox film.
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Takeaways
- This isn't usually something I'd expect Denzel to take a role in but he did great.
- Denzel Washington puts in a solid performance as usual.
- A well-acted, intriguing story with a little bit of a thinker aspect due to the time travel paradoxes.
Did You Know?
Tony Scott, Denzel Washington, 'Val Kilmer' and James Caviezel held a news conference upon their arrival to New Orleans to announce their intention to employ the local New Orleans community and incorporate post-Katrina New Orleans into the film.
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