Face Off (1997)

...a nihilistic thrill ride; a breathless ultra-violent fantasy with real characters and smart actors

Woo es probablemente el mejor director de acción que existe.

After seeing this numbing action flick, I'm still stumped what all the hype is about. So many critics and viewers arond the country marveled at this movie, but for what? It's not a horrible movie, but it certainly isn't very good.

Travolta and Cage are exceptional, performing as their own characters and each other's.

I think I finally isolated what irritates me about this movie: It is the fact that it promotes the idea that you can indulge in hatred and vengeance with a positive result.

What we have here is the first, true American John Woo movie.

All in all, Mr. Woo has made Face/Off into an eye-popping magic show.

Thank God for John Woo, the best action director in the world.

The concept of Face/Off is a multifaceted benchmark: it is John Woo’s best American film, a requisite entry in the library of action films, and it is an actor’s dream.

The biggest kick is watching two charismatic actors at the top of their form essentially play each other.