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Deja Vu (2006)
Killer flick
Red Herring: In the burial scene, a fifth limo driver joins a group of 4 other drivers. Moments later Washington asks whether there were 4 or 5 limo drivers. Kilmer replies that there were 4. This is never mentioned again. So why bring it up in the first pace?
I also have problems with the traffic mayhem Doug (Washington) creates in pursuing the terrorist. He causes numerous accidents, some clearly involving injury to other drivers, yet there is no follow-up for actions that could be considered equally heinous to the terrorist bombing, though on a smaller scale.
On another note, however, give Denzel props for wearing the Dillard University baseball cap in the opening scenes in tribute to this Historically Black University in New Orleans, as he promised Dillard students he would when he visited the temporary campus in the New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel during filming last spring.
Firewall (2006)
a waste of time
I went to this film with my companion because Harrison Ford is one of our all-time favorite action/adventure actors. But at the end of this film, we looked at each other in astonishment. We could not believe we had actually paid good money to see such a hack-kneed plot, with such a lame ending. The next day I saw "Hostage" for the first time. It's basically the same story- a kidnapped family being held by bad guys to force an upright citizen into doing what the bad guys want. It was amazing to see how much better a film it was! Heart-pounding action, a sensible plot, and a much better hero- Bruce Willis kicked ass, while Harrison Ford was mumbling and stumbling thru this often nonsensical plot. And don't get me started on the product placement and commercial tie-ins. The 2006 Chrysler 300? Fageddabowdit. What was he driving when they got in the trail of the bad guys? A 1980's vintage sedan. Don't waste your time on this dog.