{"id":4788,"date":"2010-09-11T20:38:05","date_gmt":"2010-09-11T18:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=4788"},"modified":"2012-01-30T12:36:02","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:36:02","slug":"faceoff-starring-nicolas-cage-and-john-travolta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/faceoff-starring-nicolas-cage-and-john-travolta\/","title":{"rendered":"Face\/Off starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Face Off starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. Co-starring Joan Allen, Dominique Swain and Gina Gershon. Featuring James Denton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage<\/a>) is the worst kind of criminal: he is smart, vicious, dangerous, he has great resources and he is a total psycho. The man who is closest to catching him is Agent Sean Archer (John Travolta<\/a>). In attempt to kill Archer, however, Castor accidentally kills Sean\u2019s little son. This results a determined quest on Sean\u2019s part. He eventually catches him. Sean\u2019s doctor wife Eve (Joan Allen) is more than relieved, as she won\u2019t have to be feeling alone and deal with their rebellious teenage daughter Jamie (Dominique Swain) on her own. But one last assignment won\u2019t give Sean the time to catch up with his family and finally find peace:<\/p>\n

Castor isn\u2019t dead, but is in a coma. His brother Pollux (Alessandro Nivola) is in a maximum security, top-secret prison and unfortunately he is the only person who knows the place of the bomb they placed in the city: So despite how impossible and difficult it seems, Sean has to agree on an advanced but reversible surgery, which will allow him to \u201cbe\u201d Castor: the doctors remove Castor\u2019s and Sean\u2019s faces and implant Castor\u2019s face on Sean. This top secret mission is known only by his doctor, and 2 colleagues.<\/p>\n

As much as he hates looking like his son\u2019s killer, Sean (now played by Nicolas Cage<\/a>) goes to the prison to pretend to be Castor. He gets the info he needs, but he gets a big shock: Castor has woken up and he is more than willing to be Sean for a while, to use his resources. So he gets the surgery, and then kills everyone who knows about the mission. So know, Castor (now played by John Travolta)<\/a> gets to be with Sean\u2019s wife. As impossible as it might seem, now Sean\u2019s only way out is to break out of the prison, pretend to be Castor to those who don\u2019t know Sean is indeed Castor and he also has try to persuade his wife that he might look like their son\u2019s killer but he is in fact her husband\u2026<\/p>\n

Face\/Off is a really decent and glorious action film. And once you suspend your disbelief to believe that the technology that allows facial implants\/replacements to exist the way it does in the movie, you are in one hell of a ride. It is also fun to have a movie where John Travolta and Nicolas Cage play both of the lead characters for a certain period of the movie and both get to show their acting chops as a villain and the ultimate good guy. It is directed by John Woo (Mission Impossible 2, Broken Arrow), who just knows how to make an action film look good. Written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary.<\/p>\n

It is that over-the-top, full-of-explosions\/chases\/gun fights action film that keeps you glued to your seat for more than 2 hours. And it is not about how it will end (you know how it will end); but watching how the movie will get there. It helps that the supporting cast is great well. Castor\u2019s girlfriend is played by Gina Gershon. And in a very small role, there is James Denton (Mike Delfino of Desperate Housewives<\/a>). Intellectual? No. Mind-bending? No. Fun as hell? Oh, yeah.! See it . It never gets old or boring. Yes, I have seen it more than twice.<\/p>\n

Other Nicolas Cage Movies and Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord of War starring Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke and Jared Leto<\/a><\/p>\n

Nicolas Cage Trivia<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Moonstruck starring Nicolas Cage and Cher<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice starring Nicholas Cage, Monica Belluci, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer<\/a><\/p>\n

City of Angels starring Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage<\/a><\/p>\n

Knowing starring Nicolas Cage<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other John Travolta Posts and Movies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pulp Fiction<\/p>\n

6 Movies with Brilliant Casts feat. Hairspray starring John Travolta<\/a><\/p>\n

From Paris with Love starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Travolta<\/a><\/p>\n

Basic starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n

Phenomenon starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall and Kyra Sedgwick<\/a><\/p>\n

Favorite Actors to Play Villains feat. Nicolas Cage, John Travolta and more<\/a><\/p>\n

Actor Musicians and Musician Actors: Feat. John Travolta and Bruce Willis<\/a><\/p>\n

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