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Title: Face/Off (1997)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Travolta | ... | Sean Archer | |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Castor Troy | |
| Joan Allen | ... | Eve Archer | |
| Alessandro Nivola | ... | Pollux Troy | |
| Gina Gershon | ... | Sasha Hassler | |
| Dominique Swain | ... | Jamie Archer | |
| Nick Cassavetes | ... | Dietrich Hassler | |
| Harve Presnell | ... | Victor Lazarro | |
| Colm Feore | ... | Dr. Malcolm Walsh | |
| John Carroll Lynch | ... | Prison Guard Walton | |
| CCH Pounder | ... | Hollis Miller | |
| Robert Wisdom | ... | Tito Biondi | |
| Margaret Cho | ... | Wanda | |
| James Denton | ... | Buzz (as Jamie Denton) | |
| Matt Ross | ... | Loomis | |
Sean Archer, a very tough, rugged FBI Agent, is still grieving for his dead son Michael. Archer believes that his son's killer is his sworn enemy and a very powerful criminal, Castor Troy. One day, Archer has finally cornered Castor, however, their fight has knocked out Troy cold. As Archer finally breathes easy over the capture of his enemy, he finds out that Troy has planted a bomb that will destroy the entire city of Los Angeles and all of its inhabitants. Unfortunately the only other person who knows its location is Castor's brother Pollux, and he refuses to talk. The solution, a special operation doctor that can cut off people's faces, and can place a person's face onto another person. Archer undergoes one of those surgeries to talk to Pollux. However, Castor Troy somehow regains consciousness and now wants revenge on Archer for taking his face. Not only is Troy ruining Archer's mission, but his personal life as well. Archer must stop Troy again. This time, it's personal. Written by John Wiggins
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John Woo knows, if anybody, how to make good, stylish action. And that's exactly what this film is; good, cool, stylish action. The plot is great; fairly psychological and quite interesting. It has a fast(and remarkably even) pace, I don't think more than 30 minutes passes at any point in the movie without a giant action scene. All in all, I'd guess there are about four or five major shootouts, and two chase scenes which are each several minutes long(without getting repetitive, fortunately). The acting is excellent; every single major part is well-played. John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain... all give great, entirely believable performances. The best are definitely Travolta and Cage, though; fantastic, truly stellar performances. The characters are all well-written and credible, right down to the most minor one. The action is cool and very stylish, in every single action-scene. The theme of the film is great; of course, the story is completely unlikely, with the face-switching and all, but once you get past that, once you suspend disbelief, you'll most likely enjoy the film thoroughly. The script is excellent, plenty of action, drama, and thriller parts. Also, you gotta love the sharp contrast 3/4's into the movie, with the kid listening to sugary pop-music, while people are shooting intensely at each other. Great film. I recommend it to any fan of John Woo, Nicholas Cage, John Travolta and action films. 8/10