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Face/Off (1997)

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All Time

of 190,179

991

1990's

of 24,698

148

1997

of 5,718

22
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,902
  
  122
  
  Action of 1997
  
  of 174
  
  2
  
  Action of the 1990's
  
  of 1,477
  
  18
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,082
  
  174
  
  Crime of 1997
  
  of 88
  
  4
  
  Crime of the 1990's
  
  of 708
  
  29
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,020
  
  572
  
  Drama of 1997
  
  of 536
  
  15
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  93
Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi All Time
  
  of 2,914
  
  70
  
  Sci-Fi of 1997
  
  of 87
  
  2
  
  Sci-Fi of the 1990's
  
  of 663
  
  8
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,016
  
  219
  
  Thriller of 1997
  
  of 194
  
  6
  
  Thriller of the 1990's
  
  of 1,628
  
  40

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Face/Off (1997) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0149

Avg Critic Score:2.9414

Face/Off (1997) Movie Reviews

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Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

What we have here is the first, true American John Woo movie. ...read the complete Face/Off movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Face/Off is primarily for hard-core action junkies and those who appreciate Woo's inimitable style. ...read the complete Face/Off movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Scenes of high-voltage action vie with wild hilarity as two guys with guns switch faces and identities. ...read the complete Face/Off movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

John Travolta), a member of a secret FBI anti-terrorist team, confronts the comatose body of Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage), his archenemy, in the hospital."You're keeping him alive?" he asks incredulously. "Relax," says a medical man. ...read the complete Face/Off movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Face/Off, the third English-language feature from acclaimed Hong Kong director John Woo, isn't the best movie of the summer, but it certainly features some of the best action. ...read the complete Face/Off movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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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)

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