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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 06 Nov 2008

Face/Off wouldn't work without two great actors, and it doesn't always work with them. But their gifts justify the whole loony enterprise…

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By Jason Zingale (478) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 17 Oct 2008

While it still ranks as the best John Woo Hollywood film ever made, it's not quite the action masterpiece that most remember it being…

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By Film4 Staff (125) for Film4 (1,522) on 18 Sep 2008

Sets new standards for a genre which plays it safe and predictable too often…

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By Steve Biodrowski (334) for Cinefantastique (193) on 10 Jul 2008

Typical for Woo, the sheer force of the imagery is supposed to carry viewers past plot absurdities…

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By Stephen Hunter (927) for Washington Post (9,851) on 30 May 2008

As an example of the art of casting, the movie is brilliantly engineered…

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By Rob Gonsalves (1,031) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 03 Feb 2008

The dramatic scenes have emotional gravity, while the exhilarating action sequences defy gravity…

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By John J. Puccio (1,217) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 21 Oct 2007

director John Woo takes an incredibly silly premise and despite its limitations turns it into an entertaining thrill ride…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 10 Sep 2007

Possibly the greatest, and definitely the most exuberant, action film to come out of the studio system in the '90s…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 29 Nov 2006

A provocative premise, virtuoso direction and two dazzling lead performances go a long way toward offsetting a lack of dramatic structure and…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 18 May 2005

Exciting and then some, Face/Off blends the director's supercharged images of balletic brutality and spiritual catharsis with an off-the-wall…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 08 Jan 2005

a nihilistic thrill ride; a breathless ultra-violent fantasy with real characters and smart actors…

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By Richard Schickel (546) for Time (1,811) on 22 Sep 2003

This isn't just a thrill ride; it's a rocket into the thrilling past, when directors could scare you with how much emotion they packed into a movie…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 21 May 2003

After seeing this numbing action flick, I'm still stumped what all the hype is about…

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By Jeanne Aufmuth (581) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 13 May 2003

Travolta and Cage are exceptional, performing as their own characters and each other's…

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 16 Mar 2003

I think I finally isolated what irritates me about this movie: It is the fact that it promotes the idea that you can indulge in hatred and…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 10 Mar 2003

The high-tech stuff is flawlessly done, but the intriguing elements of the movie involve the performances…

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By Margaret A. Mcgurk (290) for Cincinnati Enquirer (290) on 14 Oct 2002

All in all, Mr. Woo has made Face/Off into an eye-popping magic show…

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By Kevin N. Laforest (610) for Montreal Film Journal (589) on 09 Sep 2002

Thank God for John Woo, the best action director in the world…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 31 Jul 2002

Woo, who is known and appreciated for his unique stylistic approach to violence and bloodshed, creates a kinetic ballet of bullets and explosions…

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By Rumsey Taylor (94) for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (268) on 01 Jul 2002

The concept of Face/Off is a multifaceted benchmark: it is John Woo's best American film, a requisite entry in the library of action films,…

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