Hugely underrated - a favourite of mine

Rating: 9/10 (3 March 2018)

DEJA VU might just be my favourite pairing of Tony Scott and star Denzel Washington. Some of their older outings have dated somewhat over the years (try watching the overt flashiness of MAN OF FIRE for example) but this one just feels stronger and stronger as the years go by. It's also a fine, well thought-out little time travel movie whose plot is up there with that of the excellent underrated Spanish flick TIMECRIMES. Washington is on top form here playing a quick, smart, imaginative, witty, and brave detective working for ATF and trying to catch a bomber who blew up a ferry with all on board. The romantic elements of the story hang together well and aren't overdone. There are action elements including a car chase and shoot-out but they fit well with the flow of the story. It's the detective elements that I really enjoyed here and it makes me wish Washington could have starred as a detective in his own TV show, a la COLUMBO. DEJA VU is full of suspense and excitement, a real cinematic thrill-ride that I never get tired of re-watching. It's become a favourite.