Face/Off (1997)

	Director: John Woo	COUNTRY USA GENRE Action/Sci-fi/Thriller NORWEGIAN TITLE Face/Off RUNNING TIME 139 minutes
	Producer: Terence Chang Christopher Godsick Barrie M. Osbourne David Permut
	Screenwriter: Mike Werb Michael Colleary

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Sean Archer	John Travolta
Castor Troy	Nicolas Cage
Eve Archer	Joan Allen
Pollux Troy	Alessandro Nivola	½
Sasha Hassler	Gina Gershon
Jamie Archer	Dominique Swain	½
Dietrich Hassler	Nick Cassavetes	-
Lazzaro	Harve Presnell	-
Dr. Malcolm Walsh	Colm Feore	-

Review

It was a free-flowing, wildly amusing script from screenwriting duo Mike Werb and Michael Colleary which formed the basis for this playful, over-the-top action-extravaganza from John Woo, his third U.S. movie, following Hard Target and Broken Arrow. Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, who were both at the height of their second-wind success at this point, were Woo’s main tools, and they revelled in these remarkable dual roles which allowed them to exert both their '90s coolness and their talent for overblown drama. As the power-struggle between their two characters shifts and their differences become less and less apparent, their cat-and-mouse game opens up a whole new set of ethical dilemmas which Woo gleefully explores. Face/Off is clever, self-indulgent macho-fun of Leone-ish proportions for anyone who loves cheeky lines, wild chases, grandiose stand-offs and slow-mo action.

Quotes

Castor Troy (looking like Sean Archer): "You're not the only one in the family with the brains."
Pollux Troy: "No, although now I am the only one with the looks."