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Face/Off

(3,936)IMDb 7.32 h 18 min1997X-RayR

[HBO] John Travolta stars as FBI agent Sean Archer doing the unthinkable to stop the elusive terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage). Watch the bullets fly and the action explode as master action director John Woo (Broken Arrow) detonates the screen!

Directors: John Woo

Starring: John Travolta Nicolas Cage Joan Allen

Genres: Drama Action Suspense

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Alessandro Nivola Gina Gershon Dominique Swain Nick Cassavetes Harve Presnellmore…Colm FeoreJohn Carroll Lynch

Producers: Terence Chang Christopher Godsick Barrie M. Osborne David Permut Michael Collearymore…Mike Werb

Studio: Paramount

Rating: R (Restricted)

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Archenemies change faces and get to do some bad things

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2020

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Face Off is one of John Woo’s great Hollywood productions. It featured John Travolta as FBI Agent Sean Archer and his archnemesis Nicholas Cage as criminal mastermind Castor Troy. At the start Archer captures Troy but then finds out that he planted a biological bomb in Los Angeles. The FBI has to find out where it is so it uses an experimental procedure to switch faces between the two so Archer can pose as Troy within his gang and discover where the bomb is. The problem is afterward Troy escapes and with Archer’s face infiltrates the FBI to carry out more crimes. The dilemma is whether Archer can get his face and identity back.

The fun part of the film is to watch the Troy version of Archer. He shows up at the house and tells his daughter that she’ll be seeing a lot of changes because papa’s got a brand new bag to quote James Brown. On the other hand you get a bit of the crazy Cage when Archer realizes he’s stuck with the face of his most hated enemy.

The next thing that sticks out is that Woo brought a lot of his famous action sequences to the film. The opening has Archer and Cage with two guns firing in each hand. Then they have a stand-off where they stick their guns in each other’s face. The climax takes place in a church with birds another Woo aesthetic. What was good for Hong Kong obviously worked in Hollywood too.

Cage and Travolta do great jobs with their parts and they both get to act bad which was fun. Woo got to show off his directing chops as well to a Western audience.
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This movie is seriously F***ED up!

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2019

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..but still good entertainment. Full of holes as big as its brutality and sappiness. Wasn't sure at some point who to root for. The good vs bad gets muddled up as the faces on the two leads or the 2 main characters. Movie timeline must have been set in the far future (although no evidence of that anywhere) where scars don't appear except when inflicted by bullets, and where the facial skeletal structure can be starkly changed to fit that of another human being, (not to mention the body as well??), and where special ops can basically abduct a much sought after terrorist and keep him unchained and unattended in some private operating room with a working telephone and without the knowledge of other law enforcement. Did he have to dial 9 to call his bad a** friends from the fancy private operating room? Other than that, we are asked to accept James Bond-style, non stop, action where everyone gets hurt except of course our main characters. Cheesy but totally memorable from the first time I watched it in 1997. Years later, it's still entertaining but not worthy of a second watch. Oh, and by the way, if the father is such a psycho, would you want to adopt his son? Just sayin'. Anyway, it's a real cheesy ending.. as if human beings are so easily replaceable.

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Nikki C.

"I want to take his face....off."

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2019

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This cinematic masterpiece features John Travolta and Nic Cage in the roles that defined them for a generation. The film's sci-fi premise - good guy with a tragic backstory and maniac bad guy swap bodies/identities - is a cautionary tale about science going too far. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll sit with your mouth agape at John Woo's brilliantly choreographed fight sequences. FACE/OFF is a film that everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime.

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Claire

Great Movie, Deserved a Remaster & Better Transfer

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019

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This is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, the studio didn’t give this film a quality remaster and the Blu-Ray transfer suffers as a result. Lots of artifacts in source (hair or dust on quite a few frames throughout). Color and saturation are okay. Overall, this excellent film deserves a better digital transfer.

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Jack Davidson

Saw this in the 90s and it was cringeworthy. Saw it 20 years later and it's much worse

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018

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I suppose you could watch this to see the most cringe-worthy performance of Nicolas Cage's career? So sad to see what he did after Raising Arizona, which he was phenomenal in. Travolta was in his comeback mode here. He was better in dramas than action flicks back then. Now, he is not good in anything so this movie somewhat foreshadowed his career.

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Angie

Great movie, poor case/care quality.

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2019

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I watched this movie as a kid and still love it, delivery was super quick I got it in just less than or about 24 hrs. This is the special collectors edition, I believe it has a cardboard casing but the one I received today did not, also has a fairly big crack on the case luckily no damage to the blu-Ray. I’m not upset about it much but just creating a review for people who do. 3-1/2 stars for quality and care of the disc, I’m off to watch the movie now ✌️

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krystyl_rose

I really don't understand how this is rated so highly.

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021

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Big name stars and lots of action seems to be the only things about this movie that could possibly explain the high ratings. Honestly, the acting isn't great, the plot is pathetic, and to say you have to set aside common sense to believe any of it is an understatement.
The idea that just overlaying a face on someone else's structure would make you look like them (yes, they try to explain that they did more, but to have immediate recovery from any of it?) is laughable. That a blood type would be the thing that convinces a woman that a man is not her husband and not just the fact that his behavior is night and day different... that a daughter wouldn't be freaked out by her Dad leering at her in her panties only to have him "suddenly" start smoking? Nobody would react the way the characters in this disaster of a film did, I know this is fiction, but come on, REALLY?!?

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Moon Valley

A non-starter

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019

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I didn't make it through the scene where Cage is trying to escape with his brother. The absurdity of the chase down the runway was just too much. Assuming that's the kind of rubbish strewn about throughout the rest of the film, I think I saved myself a couple hours of needless suffering. And some of the dialogue even in the early scenes is way over the top. "We'll take a break when the case breaks!!!" Just... no.

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JT24

Nouveau Shamanic meets methodical impersonation a.k.a greatest artwork of 20th century

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2018

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In 100 years I guarantee this will be seen as a masterpiece. The concept, blatant use of stuntmen and outrageously contrived use of religious symbolism. Above all though this film had the greatest actors impersonating actors as characters who become each others character in history. The film deconstructs everything and it doesn’t even feel ironic. I was alive to see this film and I’m grateful for that. I wake up everyday with the image of Cages bulging eyes burnt onto my retina as he gropes a young choir girl. This people is Art. High Art! As I lay back my head and look at the stars I think to myself...

I want to take his face... OFF!

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Elleppi

If not for usual Cage and Woo roughness, it would have been at least a 4 stars film.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2015

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Too bad that this film, despite some very intelligent ideas and great scenes, does not seem to be consistent enough to be judge entirely good, otherwise I would have given it at least four stars.
The idea of the contraddiction and the existential short circuit produced by the exchange of personalities is developed very well, and the two actors are so good to imitate one another's tic, expressions, body language to convey that.
This is a narrative idea that brilliatnly and dramatically suggest how good and bad are exchangeable and totally relative sometimes, and there is no room for judgement and absolute justice to decide who is right and who is wrong.
There are also some impressive scenes, where John Woo shows his talent and art (the spectacular gunfight with the music of "Over the Rainbow").
But still the Director shows some flawes, that, to me, are not due to Studios and Production influence on him, but because he is a little kitsch and rough himself (enough with slow motion, doves, pointless camera movements, etc...) And you can tell it also by some ridiculous moments whee Nicolas Cage confirm to be Nicolas Cage (no matter of the "face exchange") and overacts as usual. The blu ray is very good anyway and the film is enjoyable and not stupid

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John

Check , second hand or used blu rays condition before you buy .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2020

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Overall , my complaint is with the seller. The film i lik, but when I'm paying similar price to other blu ray discs i expect a standard. On this occasion it wasn't met..
I'm nit picking but it bugged me..
Delivery was fine, the case was not as shown on Amazon marketplace .. when it arrived there were stickers on the front of the case , which i had to remove , and also the case was damaged - with a crack on the edge, it does still open and close but , again I'm not happy paying the amount i did when comparatively i get better condition films from other sellers.

Joey JD

A piece of classic popcorn action film, staring a unique cast of characters!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2020

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John Woo does it again, creating an American action film staring a unique cast of characters perfectly suited for these roles. Sit back, relax and just enjoy!

martin a.

Thriller

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2020

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Classic john woo action movie
Nic cage and john Travolta
Swap faces in fun Thriller

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