Review of Face/Off (1997) by Proboscis396 — 03 Mar 2022

Sean Archer is a top FBI agent who has a wife, son and daughter. One day while on a carousel on one of his off days from the bureau, a nefarious career criminal named Castor Troy attempts to assassinate him while he is with his son.

The bullet takes the life of his son Michael. Fast forward six years and Troy is still at large. Castor has a felony list a mile long. Sean prevents Castor & his brother from leaving the tarmac at LAX airport.

After Castor crashes the jet into a plane hangar, Sean and Castor have an intense shootout in the hangar. Castor ends up getting thrown into a mesh fence that renders him in a coma. Sean is unaware that Castor has hidden a bomb somewhere in LA , set to detonate in a few days.

What happens is that Sean has to pose as Castor to trick his brother Pollux into revealing the whereabouts of the bomb. The rest of the film features Sean escaping from the prison, a nifty loft shootout in Dietrich's loft, a church shootout, more subsequent shooting and a phenomenal speedboat chase with nonstop action.

Throughout the movie there are many twists & clever dialog as well. The acting is spot on and the final action scene is Sean versus Castor in hand to hand combat which totally fit the ending. Face/Off is a must see action extravaganza & is in the top 20 of my favorite movies.