A milestone in the history of action movies

Rating: 10/10 (7 April 2017)

I have always loved action movies, but I hardly remember any that entertained me, thrilled me and kept me on the edge of the seat so much like this one. I tend to overrate movies, but it is for sure not the case here.
I have first seen Face/Off with my father, I was like 14 or so. When we started watching it, I didn't know that two hours later I would finish one of the best films ever. Seriously: even the basic idea is so unusual, interesting and exciting that seldom does a movie has a potential like this one. And John Woo, his team, and of course the actors, especially the two major characters succeed on every level.
The action scenes are very well-choreographed, colorful, brutal and quite realistic. Yes, there are a lot of bloody scenes, and I salute John Woo for daring to show all that is included in this film. Because it has a lot from everything that makes a movie great: so much action, so much emotion, so much pace, so much background.
Is this one of the best movies ever made? Yes it is. Could it have been any better? Probably, but that wouldn't have been an easy job for sure. And I seriously don't understand those who are whining about it being unrealistic etc. It only shows that they do not even try to enjoy this masterpiece.
10/10, enough said.