There's an action movie and there's an ACTION movie

Rating: 10/10 (6 August 2011)

most action films have tons of deaths, explosions, aesthetically awe-inspiring stunts, but little else. This film is one of the rare exceptions. I saw Face/Off when it first came out, and to this day, still consider it my favorite action movie, although as an adult I know why I like it more than when I was a kid: it actually makes you cry, as well as having you hold onto the edge of your seat. The plot line is actually touching, and at the end (I am NOT spoiling anything), I actually cried. When you watch Face/Off, you can like Travolta and hate Cage before the surgery, and switch who you like and hate after it, etc. The music, the sounds, and how they are done, the sheer artfulness of this film are unmatched in action movies, even 14 years later.