Cage and Travolta give the performances of their life in one of the best films of their life-times

Rating: 10/10 (19 September 2001)

Face/Off - now there's a movie. Do you know what's great about this movie? Everything. But the very, very best thing about the movie is the performances given by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. The energy and panache that they both put into each of the characters is outstanding.
The concept of the film and the plot are strong, and the action scenes are as dynamic as you could hope for. Lot's of chasing and shooting, gives the whole film a very 007 quality to it, but in a way that is much more exciting than any of the last dozen Bond movies made.
You don't have to love high adrenaline action, though to love this movie. I know this because my Mum really enjoyed the film and she enjoys things like needlework and gardening, and although the film didn't include any of these particular elements in it, she does tell me it had some underlying sentiment in the story line which made the film for her. Although, I suspect that really she just enjoyed Travolta and Cage and their big guns.
A brilliant, brilliant film.
10/10