Friday Film Noir
Deja Vu (2006), directed by Tony Scott and written by Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio, is a fascinating high-stakes sci-fi thriller that blurs the lines between time and reality. ATF agent Doug Carlin, played outstandingly by Denzel Washington, is investigating a horrific terrorist bombing in New Orleans. When he’s recruited into a secret government program that uses surveillance to look four days into the past, he discovers that he might be able to prevent the attack entirely — and save a woman, Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton), who is connected to the event but no one knows how. As he dives deeper, Carlin must navigate a dangerous mix of technology, fate, and obsession, alongside support from characters played by Val Kilmer and Adam Goldberg.
2006 • PG-13 • 2h 6m
Worldwide Gross: $180.5M
Rotten Tomatoes: 55%
Holy Unknown Grade: B+