Face/Off (UK)

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In order to catch him, he must become him
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 133 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Oscar® winning* superstar Nicolas Cage (Con Air) and screen icon John Travolta (Pulp Fiction) battle head to head in FACE/OFF... the ultimate cat and mouse thriller directed by the world`s most acclaimed action film director, John Woo!

To avenge the senseless murder of his son, FBI agent Sean Archer (Travolta) undergoes radical new surgery allowing him to switch faces with the comatose terrorist Castor Troy (Cage) and assume his identity. But when Castor awakes and assumes Sean`s identity, the real Sean is thrust into an unimaginable nightmare, fighting not only for his life but also those of his wife (Joan Allen) and daughter!

Brilliant performances and mind numbing visual effects make FACE/OFF the explosive action thriller you`ve got to see to believe.

*Best Actor, Leaving Las Vegas, 1995

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English

Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Dutch

Directed By:
John Woo

Written By:
Michael Colleary
Mike Werb

Starring:
Gina Gershon
Joan Allen
John Travolta
Alessandro Nivola
Nicolas Cage

Casting By:
Mindy Marin

Soundtrack By:
John Powell
Gavin Greenaway

Music From:
Georg Friedrich Händel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Frédéric Chopin

Director of Photography:
Oliver Wood

Editor:
Christian A. Wagner
Steven Kemper

Costume Designer:
Ellen Mirojnick

Production Designer:
Neil Spisak

Producer:
Mike Werb
David Permut
Jeff Levine
Christopher Godsick
Michael Colleary
Barrie M. Osborne
Terence Chang

Executive Producer:
Steven Reuther
Jonathan D. Krane
Michael Douglas

Distributor:
Paramount Pictures

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

great film but flipper disc lets it down

posted by ad6 on 19/8/2000 21:45

5 / 10

i must be have been watching a different film cos all i saw was an utterly ridiculous load of rubbish. and yes i know that this is `just a film`. crouching tigger has people flowing through the air and that works. the difference being that CTHD is a great film in which people ACT.

john travolta is right up there in the acting stakes with vinny jones. they dont act, they just are. he is feeble. the only surprise is that nicholas cage is dragged down to his level. this is a perfect example of just how bad films can be. go and get a decent action movie instead or if you really need some john woo then get his hong kong stuff. its just as ridiculous but at least it does contain some acting. hateful hateful hateful

posted by mattski on 14/7/2001 23:54

1 / 10

It has to be one of the worst films i have ever saw.

posted by jjmoore on 18/7/2001 01:45