What if you had to tell someone the most important thing in the world, but you knew they'd never believe you?

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2007)

Deja Vu is a very interesting take on the time travel spectrum directors, writers, and producers alike are all interested in. Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Enemy of the State) once again goes with Denzel Washington to boost his movie. If it weren't for Denzel's superb acting, I'd give the movie a 7. Putting aside the silly time-travel lingo tossed around throughout, the movie itself has strong performances and good action/suspense...that's all if you're able to set aside the time travel idea. It IS a pretty far-fetched way to do the whole time travel thing.
I didn't find the techno jargon too difficult to grasp/understand from an intuitive aspect, but I have watched this with my family and I had to give a run-down on what they were talking about. I understand, some explaining is needed, but Tony may have extended the details a tad bit too far. I like how he makes Denzel just as confused as viewers are, and realistically Denzel doesn't grasp the science stuff easily. That was a good touch. Denzel actually probably wasn't even acting too much during that part, because he sounded genuinely confused. Denzel is a question man in this movie, and boy he was great in this movie. I love a good Denzel role (which I'm sure most of you do too), and his character is basically the reason this movie did well at the box office, and the reason I (along with many others) bought the DVD.
So, the whole time, Denzel and co. are trying to figure out (via intelligent global survey satellite) who really blew up the New Orleans ferry boat packed full of Navy officers and civilians alike (which is shown at the beginning of the movie). In the process, gorgeous new comer Paula Patton is tossed in the mix of the whole bomb act, and thus Denzel forms an attachment to her, and is determined to protect her from what she doesn't know awaits her.
The movie is really a romantic action thriller. The sci-fi aspect is overshadowed by a very strong performance by Mr. Washington. I think as viewers, you'll really enjoy this movie a lot by putting aside the sci-fi aspect and watching it for its suspense and thrills. I think Tony should stray away from trying to do far-fetched sci-fi from here on out and just stick to his high-octane action thrillers...and use Denzel because as far as Im concerned, he's one of the strongest actors in Hollywood as of now. Pretty good plot, decent sci-fi aspect, great thrills, and awesome performances make up this movie.
I'm Will Black and that's my review of Deja Vu
8/10