The events occur after a ship is bombarded in New Orleans, an A.T.F. specialist is asked to join a remarkable investigation utilizing test observation innovation to discover the perpetrator, however before long ends up getting to be fixated on one of the casualties.
Déjà Vu is a gimmick picture, pure and simple. It tries hard to graft an emotional story of lost chances onto the gimmick, but ultimately the gimmick wins out.
The time machine element of the movie gets hokey, but the visuals are intriguing and director Tony Scott wrenches suspense and tension from every scene.
Nobody looks cooler walking in slow motion through a crime scene while wearing sunglasses than Denzel Washington -- but even the great Denzel can't save Déjà Vu.
Toronto Star
November 24, 2006
The fleetingly satisfying Déjà Vu is ultimately a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Like its protagonist, you may find yourself wanting to see it more than once to appreciate how everything fits together - which earns Deja Vu the status of a classic, at least for the future.
Take away a couple of neatly staged action sequences and you're left with a callously measured slab of US jingoism that deals with the most horrific human tragedies in the most lunk-headed and insulting way possible.
