Is two for the price of one necessarily anything creative?

Rating: 5/10 (27 May 2006)

OK, so an FBI agent (John Travolta) switching visages with a master criminal (Nicolas Cage) is a very far-fetched idea. But "Face/Off" is acceptable as long as we understand that, even if it is mostly a typical action movie. There are some neat lines, and director John Woo always has his unique touch. I found the blood type scene to be fairly interesting.
So anyway, it's nothing special, but pretty fun to watch. Also starring Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavettes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, and some people who became more famous later: Margaret Cho, Danny Masterson (Hyde on "That '70s Show") and Joe Bob Briggs (yes, the B-movie connoisseur, although he's billed as John Bloom here).