One of the best movies of its kind

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2000)

I'm not a big fan of action thrillers but I've got to hand it out to this one. The plot is not really original; in many fantasy movies the villain appears in the form of the good guy and wreaks havoc -- but this is an action movie, nothing supernatural, it's all done by a surgical operation, and this is what makes this movie original: it's an action movie that moves on the grounds of what was fantasy up to now.
Moreover the performances of the two stars are stunning. Both actors can assume both the twisted persona that is Troy and the conscious cop that is Archer -- and they're both eerily convincing. Of course, this is what you would except from two excellent actors such as Travolta and Cage, but this film gives you the opportunity to see how two entirely different characters can be played by the same person in the same movie.
On the downside, I found that the final showdown was a bit too lengthy for my taste. Awesome visual and sound effects, but I think that if the director had cut out 5-6 minutes from it then the movie would be at the top.
Overall an 8/10.