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Face/Off (1997) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Face/Off (1997) a score of 2.9414 out of 4

based on (113) reviews

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Excellent

(23)

Very Good

(69)

Good

(20)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)

I don't know if Woo will be able to make another American film as exciting as Face/Off. The movie never...read the complete Face/Off (1997) review at ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

the first third of the film were handle better, this would be an action masterpiece, but it's still quite impressive. John Woo's best film since THE KILLER, and Travolta and Cage are fun too....read the complete Face/Off (1997) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

Perhaps the ills of Face/Off, and the way in which Media Ventures spin-off composers try so hard to reinvent dramatic muscle, can be defined by the first cue. In "Face On," Powell uses the typical formula of grim beauty in the bass...read the complete Face/Off (1997) review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)

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Ivo's Filmrecensies (Ivo Jansch)

Amityville II does manage a claustrophobic atmosphere. That's the only thing it does even kind of right. Otherwise, it's a terrible mess of a film, which fails to be, by turns, frightening, arousing, disgusting, or even vaguely interesting. It is,...read the complete Face/Off (1997) review at Ivo's Filmrecensies (Ivo Jansch)