Movie Review - Deja Vu

For every little detail you see happening to Denzel during the first three quarters of the movie you will see a little pay-off after he has traveled in time back to the past. The film is really good and keeps you glued to the film through it's run. Denzel plays a ATF agent who is called upon by the FBI to analyze footage of an explosion that kills hundreds in New Orleans. But it turns out their footage is from the past and they have the ability to see into the past but only 4 days into the past.

They are trying to catch the bomber and he is also trying to catch the same man who had killed a young woman and tried to disguise her murder as part of the casualties of the ferry bombing.
Referencing Hurricane Katrina and the Oklahoma City terrorist bombing this film plays the humanist angle of America as being open to trouble, like terrorism. The plot plays out well, Val Kilmer doesn't really add much to his role as the leader of the FBI time surveillance squad.

The guy who plays the lead scientist is pretty good and plays his role well but the young lady whose murder Denzel is trying to solve doesn't really bring much to her role. Anyone could have played that role and most likely have done a better job than her. It's pretty obvious that Denzel will time travel at some point during the movie to try and prevent the girls murder and the bombing. The bombers motive is never really explained and it almost seems that just before he is killed he is about to reveal he is a time traveler himself? The film looks good visually, the effects are excellent and the plot is pretty decent. The bloke playing the terrorist is pretty rubbish and anyone could have played that role as well.

On the whole the film is very enjoyable and will require several viewings to catch all the little nuances that happen in the "present" that are paid off in the "past" after Denzel does his time traveling. Well worth a look.