Didn't I write this review before?

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2006)

So here's a commercially released blockbuster-level movie that actually does not appeal to the lowest common denominator, and what's more, it's even better than the trailer shows it to be.
Thanks mainly to a supremely thought-out, well-written script and a thoroughly believable performance from Washington, Deja Vu is a treat on many levels. They also got the casting right for the part of Claire - Paula Patton, evoking the feral quality of Halle Berry, is genuinely captivating; one can easily see how Washington's character Doug could fall in love with her while watching the wormhole footage. Jim Caviezel is also hugely effective as the patriot-gone-awry - his character is three-dimensional, not merely a plot device. Val Kilmer comes off good here too, a solid performance. All in all, an exceptionally decent, thought-provoking thriller.