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Face/Off (1997)

Face/Off
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Alessandro Nivola, CCH Pounder, Colm Feore

A revolutionary medical technique allows an undercover agent to take the physical appearance of a major criminal and infiltrate his organization.

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81% liked it
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93% liked it
59 critics

R, 2 hrs. 30 min.
Directed by: John Woo
Release Date: Jun 27, 1997
DVD Release Date: Oct 06, 1998

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2 days ago
Nice action movie, especially the mirror scene belongs to movie history.
7 days ago
Nothing more to say then this is what John Woo can do when he's given full control over a movie. Great action all around and although a ridiculous plot its a fun ride all throughout the movie.
8 days ago
If you haven't seen this it's ok. It came out in like 1997 so probably not a lot of "young people" have. But if you've seen it and hate it, you're just freaking nuts.
8 days ago
***SPOILER WARNING***

Nicolas Cage & John Travolta seem to relish playing the bad guy in John Woo's action movie. Despite it being far-fetched to the point of incredulity, it is very good. The only flaw is that after an hour of John Travolta bei... (read more)
8 days ago
Although highly improbably, I stayed on the edge of my seat until the end.

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3134 days ago
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Scenes of high-voltage action vie with wild hilarity as two guys with guns switch faces and identities.
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3631 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
You see what thickets this plot constructs; it's as if Travolta adds the spin courtesy of Cage's personality, while Cage mellows in the direction of Travolta.
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3631 days ago
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Florid, passionate, frequently hilarious and loaded with messy emotions that nobody in his or her right mind should even attempt to explain, it's operatic in its nutball intensity.
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3631 days ago
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
This is grand moviemaking with grand acting.
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