Face/Off

Face/Off is a 1997 American action film directed by John Woo, written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Travolta plays an FBI agent and Cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who assume each other's physical appearance.

Plot
Obsessed with bringing terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) to justice, FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) tracks down Troy, who has boarded a plane in Los Angeles. After the plane crashes and Troy is severely injured, possibly dead, Archer undergoes surgery to remove his face and replace it with Troy's. As Archer tries to use his disguise to elicit information about a bomb from Troy's brother, Troy awakes from a coma and forces the doctor who performed the surgery to give him Archer's face.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Very strong cast performance of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.
 * 2) The idea of an FBI Agent who removed his face and replaced it with another face of a terrorist is interesting.
 * 3) The action sequences are awesome to watch, such as the boat chasing scenes.
 * 4) A heartwarming scene when Jamie gets a new young brother who was Castor Troy’s son when her younger brother passed away years ago.
 * 5) Lots of unforgettable quotes, such as "It's like looking in a mirror. Only... not." and "You watch your FUCKING mouth!".
 * 6) Amazing visual effects, especially the explosions.
 * 7) Amazing soundtrack by John Powell and it did fitting for each scene in the movie.
 * 8) Its premise is a bit realistic.
 * 9) Sean Archer and Castor Troy are both likeable characters, although Castor Troy’s a villain.
 * 10) The director, John Woo, makes yet another awesome film with his great direction.
 * 11) The pacing and packed with action throughout is highly fast and well done.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Sometimes the plot can be confusing.

Reception
Face/Off earned critical acclaim for its acting performances (especially Cage and Travolta), stylized action sequences, John Powell's musical score, emotional depth, originality, humor, direction and stunts. It is often cited to be Woo's best Hollywood film. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes records that 92% of 86 critical reviews were positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "John Travolta and Nicolas Cage play cat-and-mouse (and literally play each other) against a beautifully stylized backdrop of typically elegant, over-the-top John Woo violence.". On Metacritic, the film received a score of 82 out of 100 from 25 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

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