So two men who are of different builds and heights and accents/voices; supposedly get face transplants in a day and come back completely recovered with everything changed with no indication of surgery whatsoever. Why on earth would two acclaimed actors take on these roles with such an absurd concept. Were they short of cash or did they lose a bet In a word... stupid I turned it off halfway through. Just too ridiculous.

Nicolas Cage and John Travolta face off, in, err, in Face Off, where they literally have a face off. Confused? Meh - don't be, it's a no brainer action film more than a thought provoking epic. Travolta is a cop, Cage is criminal. Cage gets captured and ends up in a coma, but the cops need to know what Cage knew, so they get Travolta to very literally swap faces with Cage - because it's that easy, quick and clean :D . Travolta, as Cage, then goes undercover as Cage to stop a terrorist plot - but unbeknown to Travolta, Cage comes out of his coma and escapes. He put on Travolta's face - living as Travolta with his wife and child. Cage destroys all the evidence previously linking him and his gang to the crimes, and while he's at it he destroys the facility (and staff) who can reverse the face swap procedure. Cage and Travolta meet, setting up a twist in the plot, confirming that Travolta (as Cage) needs to become more criminal if he's going to escape the prison he's in, while Cage (as Travolta) needs to be a little nicer if he's going to get away with things scot free. Of course, the middle ground shows what both of them would be like, if in their own lives, they took a characteristic of each other. This film comes straight from the 90's, where a fart of an idea would end up being the plot for an action movie. A lot of the acting is over the top, but intentionally done so in order to allow Travolta and Cage to mimic one and other, plus it gives the audience an easy in to see who is who, despite the faces appearing on-screen. There is plenty of action - there are plenty of gun shots (most of which seem to miss - in a small room Cage and Travolta can unload automatic guns and still miss each other, but when aiming for henchmen they seem to have pin point accuracy), but don't be surprised to see stunt cables, visible squibs or planted explosives on display - a bit lazy. This film was never going to win any major awards, but it won't drive you to smashing up the TV if you happen to catch it repeated one night. It's not the worst film but I've got to be realistic when rating it and compare it to other films of the era and genre, I can only give this a 5 out of 10 at most. A typical John Woo film, lots of action, little plot, stylised imagery, hardly any depth, a little bit corny, featuring totally unrealistic occurrences for the hell of it. The film probably helped John Woo's cult status, but it didn't do anything to move cinema forward.

Face off is action movie with john travolta and nicolas cage this movie is awesome i give it A+

I have always loved action movies, but I hardly remember any that entertained me, thrilled me and kept me on the edge of the seat so much like this one. I tend to overrate movies, but it is for sure not the case here.I have first seen Face/Off with my father, I was like 14 or so. When we started watching it, I didn't know that two hours later I would finish one of the best films ever. Seriously: even the basic idea is so unusual, interesting and exciting that seldom does a movie has a potential like this one. And John Woo, his team, and of course the actors, especially the two major characters succeed on every level.The action scenes are very well-choreographed, colorful, brutal and quite realistic. Yes, there are a lot of bloody scenes, and I salute John Woo for daring to show all that is included in this film. Because it has a lot from everything that makes a movie great: so much action, so much emotion, so much pace, so much background.Is this one of the best movies ever made? Yes it is. Could it have been any better? Probably, but that wouldn't have been an easy job for sure. And I seriously don't understand those who are whining about it being unrealistic etc. It only shows that they do not even try to enjoy this masterpiece.10/10, enough said.