Deja vu is a sci – fi movie that is not.
What? Say that again.
Deja vu is a sci – fi movie that is not. When you hire a Sci-fi movie, you expect to be teleported to a futuristic world where everything is advanced technology. In this movie however it is present time where advanced technology, that you expect will only be available in the future, is being used. It is an interesting mix, but as the present is a very familiar setting, the movie lacks extra spices to capture your interest. The ending is predictable as the story drives to an ending where only one of two things can happen, and because the pace is slow, you feel that you can’t get there soon enough.
A credit to the writers must be given, as time travel stories must be one of the most difficult stories to tell, because, usually, if you keep on running with the idea, the whole plot collapses. With this story there is no obvious fault that stands out like a thorn and you allow yourself to go with it.
Setup
Subtitles include English for the hearing impaired which only means larger subtitles to read and it must not be confused by Audio Description that does not feature on this DVD.
Special Features
The first thing you might notice is that the Commentary and the behind the scenes featurettes are mixed into one feature, which also is an interesting, experience. It is masterly put together so that you will feel like one of the characters playing around with time. Here you will discover that, as in the movie, the producers used new and advanced technology to bring you scenes never seen before on screen. This is one of the reasons why the effects you thought was CG, actually was practical.
The commentary is by producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Tony Scott and one of the co-writers Bill Marsillii. Instead of splitting them up into different commentaries, they all sit together and talk about the movie. This allows you to get a sense of the movie making process and also the unique roll every one of them plays in the composition. You also get a sense of how each of them views the movie differently and how the story changed from the writer to the producer and director. Unfortunately they do not elaborate on the idea of time travel and all the possibilities the story could have gone to. They also do not set your mind at ease about thoughts of possible untied loose ends in the movie. You’ll just have to accept that the explanation you have come up with so that everything fits is the one they intended. They also don’t explain the weird camera angle on Val Kilmer’s face maybe it’s connected to the joke of good looks in the movie.
All in all, it is sad that the Special features are more entertaining than the storyline itself. Even though the Cinema version of the movie is the same as on the DVD, the Special features, makes the DVD experience more entertaining.
Deja vu, the DVD, scores a 7/10.
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