Film1997138 min

Face/Off

Name: Face/Off
Genre: Action, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1997
Duration: 138 min
Cast: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon

Taste attributes: actioncrimescience fictionthrillerdetectivemafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginaryemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"In order to catch him, he must become him."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, serious sci-fi film: morally murky and fast-moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

7.0/10

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Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Sean Archer, a very tough, rugged FBI Agent. Who is still grieving for his dead son Michael. Archer believes that his son's killer is his sworn enemy, a very powerful criminal, Castor Troy. One day, Archer has finally cornered Castor, however, their fight has knocked out Troy cold. As Archer finally breathes easy over the capture of his enemy, he finds out that Troy has planted a bomb that will destroy the entire city of Los Angeles and all of its inhabitants. Unfortunately the only other person who knows its location is Castor's brother Pollux, and he refuses to talk. The solution, a special operation doctor that can cut off people's faces, and can place a person's face onto another person. Archer undergoes one of those surgeries to talk to Pollux. However, Castor Troy somehow regains consciousness and now wants revenge on Archer for taking his face. Not only is Troy ruining Archer's mission, but his personal life as well. Archer must stop Troy again. This time, it's personal.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs