| Face/Off Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| Just when you're sick of those loud and dumb summer action movies, there
comes one that proves that they are not all the same. The film is Face/Off,
and it is directed by the world acclaimed action director, John Woo. more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| Been there, done that, seen this, seen that. This seems to be the
attitude that many filmgoers share regarding one of the most well known
yet over done movie genres ever - action. Can you blame them? Well
after hundreds of tiring Van Damne/Bruce...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Jeff Walters |
| A couple of months ago, when I first downloaded the Face/Off
trailer from the Net, my initial reaction was a fourteen carrot gold
'yawn'. Followed swiftly by a press of my computers delete key, not
wanting to waste six or seven megabytes of...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Monika Huebner |
| To get straight to the point: Face/Off is based on a brillant idea for
an intelligent action movie, but unfortunately turns out to be a third
rate Hollywood flick. The beginning seems promising enough: two men
who are as different as can be exchange...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Serdar Yegulalp |
| Most people I know sit in the movies and tick off whole lists of blown
opportunities. They sit there and go, "You know, if only he had gone
back and told that guy off, then the movie would have been *really*
interesting." Most movies are anthologies of...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by kah seng |
| I'll admit I went for this one to discover America's fascination (Face/Off
was a huge hit there) with the new director of reel action in Hollywood,
John Woo. I thought, Singaporeans have had lots of cinexposure to Woo after
his Chow Yuen Fatt movies, so...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Stephen Graham |
| I'll admit I went for this one to discover America's fascination (Face/Off
was a huge hit there) with the new director of reel action in Hollywood,
John Woo. I thought, Singaporeans have had lots of cinexposure to Woo after
his Chow Yuen Fatt movies, so...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Tim Voon |
| FACE/OFF 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1997 Timothy Voon
3 :-) :-) :-) for an artistic psychological thrill ride more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Chad Polenz |
| Face/Off
Chad'z rating: **1/2 (out of 4 = OK)
1997, R, 138 minutes [2 hours, 18 minutes]
[action]
starring: John Travolta (Sean Archer/Castor Troy), Nicholas Cage (Castor
Troy/Sean Archer), Joan Allen (Eve Archer), Alessandro Nivola (Pollux...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Nick Schaden |
| "Face/Off" is the story of Sean Archer (John Travolta), a member of an
elite secret FBI team attempting to hunt down and catch Castor Troy
(Nicholas Cage), one really vile and over the top terrorist (of course,
who ISN'T in today’s action movies). In...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Jeff Shooman |
| FACE/OFF (1997)
A Film Review by Jeff Shooman
Copyright 1997 Jeff Shooman more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Jesse Kaplan |
| To tell you what, I was not impressed at all by the only other
John Woo film I have seen. Starring Travolta, BROKEN ARROW was a
mediocre action movie at best, and I really could have cared less about
anything when I saw it. Not ture here. I...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| **1/2 (out of 4) Of all the John Woo movies I've seen, THE KILLER is the
most fascinating. It is difficult to watch because of all the blood and
violence, but it seems Woo chose violence as his medium, not his
message. The violence is the texture of the...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Andrew Hicks |
| In a summer populated with stinker action flicks like
SPEED 2 and THE LOST WORLD, John Woo's FACE/OFF is a
breath of Fresh/Air. This is just what I want from an action movie --
something that gives us artistic, well-choreographed scenes of
violence...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| There is a scene in FACE/OFF when all hell breaks loose and both
sides are shooting so fast that it looks like rival fireworks vendors
in a turf war. In the midst of this Gotterdammerung, John Travolta and
Nicolas Cage face each other in their big...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Face/Off (R) **** (out of ****)
After two mediocre films in the past four years, Hong Kong action
maestro John Woo has finally, truly, arrived in the United States with his
third American feature, the dazzlingly kinetic and wonderfully...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| What would happen if you were a law enforcement officer and you woke
up one day, found yourself in prison with the face of your arch enemy?
Compound this with the situation where your arch enemy has your face
and is living your life. This is the...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| FACE/OFF
(Paramount)
Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola.
Screenplay: Mike Webb and Michael Colleary.
Producers: David Permut, Terence Chang, Christopher Godsick, Barrie M.
Osborne.
Director: John Woo.
MPAA Rating: R...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Nicholas Cage and John Travolta have
to exchange personalities as well as bodies while
trying to kill each other. Two tired plot elements
show surprising new life in a thriller that...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Face off. It refers in many ways to two rival parties squaring off in
competition. In this latest film from internationally acclaimed action
director John Woo, the title is literate. John Travolta plays an FBI man who
assumes the identity of a...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Chris Webb |
| I often argue that the terms movie and film come under different
definitions. A movie is an enjoyable theater experience that creates
memorable characters. A film is made for artistic purposes with qualities
in the behind-the-scenes areas taking the...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| Just when you're sick of those stupid, loud and dumb summer action movies,
there comes one that proves that not all summer action movies are the same.
The film is Face/Off, and it is directed by, the world acclaimed action
director, John Woo. more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| Nicolas Cage is on an action film roll. Following the dynamic but flawed
Con Air by just a few weeks, "Face/Off" pulls out all the stops for over
two hours of non-stop intensity. Director John Woo ("Broken Arrow" and many
Hong Kong high-action films)...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Michael Legeros |
| (Paramount)
Directed by John Woo
Written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary
Cast John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon,
Alessandro Nivola, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes,
Harve...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Michael Legeros |
| (Paramount)
Directed by John Woo
Written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary
Cast John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon,
Alessandro Nivola, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes,
Harve...more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by jyan AT hsc DOT usc DOT edu |
| Written by Mike Werb & Michael Colleary;
Produced by David Permut, Barrie Osborne, Terence Chang
Actors: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon
Directed by John Woo more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Neal Richardson |
| FACE/OFF
A film review by Neal Richardson
Copyright 1997 Neal Richardson more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Cameron Shelley |
| FACE/OFF
A film review by Cameron Shelley
Copyright 1997 Cameron Shelley
(Paramount) more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by Ted Prigge |
| Director: John Woo
Writers: Mike Webb and Michael Colleary
Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Dominique Swain, Gina
Gershon, Alessando Nivola, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, John Carrol
Lynch, CCH Pounder, Margaret Cho more |
| Face/Off Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| FACE/OFF
A film review by James Berardinelli
Copyright 1997 James Berardinelli more |
