the same movie over and over again

Rating: 1/10 (26 August 2007)

I don't know why I watched this (oh yeah I do, I was in the middle of the Aegean sea with nothing to do) because Tony Scott is one of my least favorite filmmakers. When people talk about "the crap coming out of Hollywood" they are talking about Scott. He blows stuff up, has sexy camera angles of "hot" people, and rehashes a predicable plot we have all seen before. My brother was quoting the film moments ahead of the dialogue, that's how banal and conventional it is. One of worst aspects of Scotts work is his overuse of editing. He edits/manipulates so much it kills the chance for the viewer to think about what is going on. He just shoves it down your throat. Tony Scott makes movies for people that don't want to think for themselves.
Denzel Washington reprises the same role he has played his whole career, a conflicted detective. It is the same old stupid posturing and tough guy nonsense. The film is about some young and terribly miscast detective/scientists that use a wormhole in space/time to solve crimes. In this case the crime is a terrorist blowing up a ferry full of sailors and children. But Denzel gets involved and demands to be transported back in time to save this one hot girl that has nothing to do with the actual story.
"Deja Vu" is a fitting title, its the same movie over and over again. Absolute crap.