A Unique, Original, Classy and Stylish Gem

Rating: Null/10 (9 November 2000)

This film kicks ass! It's definitely the most original and unique films that have come around in a long, long, time. However, there are some things I didn't like about the film... ... For example: the genesis of the plot for one. There were only a handful of cops who urge Travolta to undergo a face-lift with Cage in the first place, and in case something goes terribly wrong, they decide that they're the only ones qualified to know about the operation. Exactly, where they going to get clearance for that kind of a bold move? Realistically, it would involve a lot of red-tape to do something like that, and would leave more than a handful of people who know about it, if the government would even go for it. So of course, when Cage wakes up with his face torn off, he kills the surgeon, the rest of those who know about it, leaving him without any proof of his real identity. It's highly doubtful that someone who's been knocked into a coma, sedated in order to be put through a face-lift, is suddenly going to snap out of it, all of the sudden.
However, Travolta and Cage's performances make up for this entirely. The rest of the story seems to work out fine, and is a high octane ride the rest of the way. The only other thing I can nitpick about, is Travolta's conduct as a cop, and the fact that during this time no one becomes suspicious - not noticing any behavior changes or something of the sort, until his own wife works up the nerve to take a blood sample.
Though it's not too terribly realistic, IMHO, it's still entertaining as hell, and anyone who likes an actioner should get this one.