Nothing but praise...

Rating: 10/10 (25 August 1999)

There are few films which are both entertaining and inspiring. There are even fewer films which are so good you just have to get online and write a glowing review. Face/Off's plot may initially discourage a few people from watching it- if we're honest, it's completely impossible and will remain that way for a long time. However, make yourself watch it, and you'll be extremely pleased. John Woo pulls off some truly fabulous directing feats. The gun fight in an aircraft hanger is filmed in slo-motion and with exaggerated sounds. Hard to explain, but great to watch. Ditto for the scene in the church on the beach. Sure this film is filled with guns, big bangs and loads of high speed action, but its so much more than that. It's a veritable eye and ear feast. Couple that with, in my opinion the greatest soundtrack ever, you have a film that you'll want to watch again and again, and enjoy as much as the first time you saw it.