Review of Déjà Vu (2006) by Ryan L — 02 Aug 2010

Looking at my recent reviews, I'm starting to wonder if I'm being too critical on the movies I watch. That could be true, but I instead and going to hold to the belief that lately I've just been unlucky.

Deja Vu is a very complex and technical film. The theory of time travel is explored in depth during the mid of the movie and there are a few surprises to trigger feelings of interest. Though this concept has been visited before in previous films, there are a few twists and insights added that give it a tinge of uniqueness.

The problem then lies not within the content, but within the delivery. A lot of interesting characters that are introduced early in the film that we don't get the pleasure of seeing again during the movie's last stretch. It seems that just when the film is reaching its peak, it offers more of the same instead of continuing to wow.

Washington does a good job as usual, but doesn't do anything the characters he's played before hasn't done. Also, his anger towards the movie's villain for killing his partner wasn't as intense as I would have liked it to be. It just seems to be that it would be more believable to see an enraged character instead of the one that we were presented with. This could also just be a product of the kind of person he was and shown his tolerance, but I still am disappointed either way.

It's not a total waste. It probably won't make you shut it off and walk away, but it's not likely to blow your mind either.

Rating: 4 out of 10.