Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Déjà Vu
2006
***½
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Bruce Greenwood, Matt Craven, James Caviezel, Paula Patton, Adam Goldberg

Denzel Washington gives a reliably commanding performance as a federal agent who investigates the bombing of a ferry in New Orleans, which killed more than 500 people. In order to find the culprit, he's introduced to a secret government programme, which enables him to see into the recent past. The science behind this technology is more than dubious and the plot has its share of holes, but Tony Scott's irresistible thriller doesn't stop long enough to let us dwell on the details. He stages some outrageously entertaining set pieces, and the highlight is a car chase in which the suspect and the pursuer are separated by four days.