Denzel Vu

Not doing Thursday Thirteen this week because I don’t feel like immortalizing “13 ways that yesterday sucked” in my blog. 🙂

It was getting a little desperate yesterday afternoon (those of you who received the whinging emails and phone calls can attest to that) and I didn’t really feel like going out, but I had these two passes to the sneak preview of Denzel Washington’s new movie, Deja Vu. So I called up a friend to try to give them away. His wife had to work late, so the two of us ended up going together. (Turns out his day sucked, too). I’m so glad I went.

First of all, let us feast upon the magnificent form of Denzel. Ooooh, aahhhh.

Okay, now onto the movie. Most of you know that I am usually against the “X meets Y” version of the high concept pitch, unless it fits really well. In this case, yes. This movie is Enemy of the State meets Twelve Monkeys.

Anyway, Denzel plays a super-smart N’awlins ATF agent called into a bomb site. Also starring (and I’m so not kidding about this) Val Kilmer (who was probably as chill as I’ve ever seen him in a role), Adam Goldberg (who wrote and directed a film my buddy Josh produced called I Love Your Work), and Jesus Jim Caviezel, who was not speaking in Aramaic this time, and was definitely playing against type. And some chicks.

And I kind of knew from the commercials and also the name Deja Vu that there had to be some sort of wacky sci fi shit going down at some point in the movie, but really, most of it’s a pretty straightforward action thriller. It’s quite a while before they embrace all 12 of their monkeys.

I liked it. Cute action thriller. Good acting, well-paced plot, interesting premise, at least one plot hole big enough to drive a Ford Bronco through, and I guessed all of the twists and a fair number of the lines, but hey, have some popcorn, gaze upon the magnificent form of Denzel Washington (only one semi-nude scene, but yes, it’s worth it) and enjoy.

Okay, one more for the road. Oooooh, aaaaaaaahhh.