Genre fans are shoo-ins and those who think they don't like sci-fi should enjoy this one too. The cinematography, the implementation of technology, and even a beautiful (but presently dead) damsel in distress, combine to give the actors, who are uniformly good to excellent, the boost to put this in rarefied good sci-fi territory. This is the way to do sci-fi with believable real life situations. The story, the characters, and the effects mesh well to suspend belief to the point that you "get on-board" and enjoy the ride. It's original enough to be compelling-where we are not in some distant future, but the here and now. So here we have a present day crime thriller crossed with sci-fi time travel.And, this movie kicks butt, works so well, in fact, it's nuances should be studied in film school. Disaster, at least for me, looms large when sci-fi meets real life drama. I usually like present day drama when it's believably real. I would recommend “Déjà Vu” to fans of Denzel Washington, fans of time travel movies, and anyone that likes “CSI.” This movie has elements that will appeal to all of you.I usually like sci-fi when it's pure sci-fi. They include an extended ferry aftermath, more of Claire being held captive, and a scene where Carlin shares with Claire how he’s been watching her across time. Wrapping things up are 3 extended Scenes. In one we realize Claire knows Dakota Fanning’s character in the film, thus making her survival a little more significant. Some are relatively minor like a scene with a church choir or one where Carlin talks about a turtle that survived the Oklahoma City bombing. They cover the ferry explosion, the character of Doug Carlin, filming in New Orleans, special effects, and more. This allows you to watch 37 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage and ‘making of’ documentaries either within the film or separate. First up, there’s The Surveillance Window. There are quite a few bonus features included on the DVD. From the destroyed neighborhoods to the French Quarter, Scott makes it all look fantastic. This was one of the first films to shoot in New Orleans after Katrina and Tony Scott certainly takes advantage of the scenic locations. The same goes for James Caviezel, Adam Goldberg, and Bruce Greenwood. It’s fun to see Val Kilmer again as Agent Andrew Pryzwarra, but he’s also relegated to an almost cameo role. ATF Agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) decides to use the governments secret surveillance equipment to send himself back in time to save Clair Kuchever (. Paula Patton is good as his love interest Claire Kuchever, but she’s not really a factor in the story till the end. He gets the best lines and he gets to be the hero. The cast is all very good, but as you might expect, Denzel Washington steals the show as Doug Carlin. It provides a satisfying ending, but it loses the unique feeling of the middle part of the story. But as the film progresses, it eventually deviates from its unique “time window” premise and falls into your standard action film and time travel film premise. While the premise does require quite a bit of suspension of disbelief, it is definitely unique. This time window allows the character to look at locations before crimes take place, follow suspects in the past, and other cool stuff. It’s a very unique twist on the whole time travel genre which, it seems, had been done to death. The government has a window that allows them to look four and a half days into the past within a certain area. It then dramatically shifts gears and turns into a time travel film. It starts out as your typical crime drama where a team of federal agents and crime scene investigators look into a terrorist bombing. “Déjà Vu” is kind of an episode of “CSI” with a sci-fi twist. “Déjà Vu” is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and some sensuality. But can it help Carlin change the past? Hold on to your seat for an explosive and intriguing thrill ride you’ll want to experience again and again.” After a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin (Washington) gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime. With Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel. “Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington (Best Actor, ‘Training Day,’ 2001) joins forces with blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer and mega-hit director Tony Scott for ‘Déjà Vu’ the powerful, fast-paced action-thriller with a spectacular mind-bending twist.
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