After watching the John Woo-directed (of Mission Impossible 2 fame, another crazy film) Face/Off with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, I came to the conclusion that the joint had at least 47 WTF moments. Not WTF as in "where's the fungi?", not WTF as in "wendy's too fat"; WTF as in WHAT THE F**K!!!!!! Yeah, I probably screamed that 47 times while viewing. But, in this case, these moments were good things, spectacular things, in fact, as Face/Off is probably as entertaining as any film I've ever watched. Travolta plays this FBI agent named Shawn Archer, who's obsessed with tracking down this absolutely psychotic criminal named Castor Troy, played by Cage, who was clearly on LSD for the role. So what's the obvious play here? Yep, switch faces with your arch-nemesis. The plot is absurd, ABSURD, I tell you, but it makes for cinematic gold as Travolta ends up playing Cage's original character for the majority of the movie, and vice versa. Pretty crazy stuff right? There are even more twists and turns that I shan't reveal now, so I beg you to watch this movie if you're in the mood to be wowed by action and ridiculous storylines.
Rating: WTF TIGHT JOINT
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