Déjà Vu (1998)

So much average

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Dana is a young woman about to be married to Alex, her fiancé and business partner. On a trip to Isreal, a lady at the local cafe tells her a story about the love of her life. The older woman met him in Paris but never saw him again, despite his promises. She leaves a piece of jewelry behind. All of a sudden, Dana is in Paris, trying to track down the woman, then she hops to Dover, where she meets Sean. Sean is painting in the open air on top of, you guessed it, the white cliffs of Dover. They instantly fall in love but there are numerous complications, including the fact that Sean is married. But, given the lady in Israel's circumstances, should anything discourage Dana from following her heart and her man? This is a very strange movie. The basic plot outline is acceptable. But, the story and dialogue appear to have been made up on the spot! The whole thing zigzags worse than a bumblebee in a field of flowers and some pretty inane things come out of the characters' mouths. True love is a subject dear to everyone's heart but this movie takes an awful long time getting to the point. The actors are all fine and the settings nice. But, for most of the viewers across the globe, this will be a most boring movie. No need for a deja vu, one view, at most, will be sufficient.

Dana, played by Victoria Foyt, is a woman not in control of her life. You get the feeling she is bumbling about, directed by friends around her. Not until the very end does she realize she can be in control of her life. A believable story, showing how apparently small events change the course of our lives.Excellent dialogue, you feel as though you're eavesdropping on the conversations, rather than hearing words from a screenplay. Excellent photography. Victoria Foyt and her husband, Henry Jaglom, wrote the screenplay. He also directed the picture. Good music, including some good old popular songs.

"Deja Vu" is a romantic love story but not the usual fare with hearts and flowers or sweaty sex. This film follows a chance encounter abroad between a betrothed woman on business travel and a local married artist. During the run, the film wanders around the couple and sundry other people - family, friends, etc. - as it examines, explores, studies, ponders, analyzes, etc. issues of fate and destiny as they relate to love. "Deja Vu" offers a whole lot of dialogue, some faces we don't see too often, a kind of a fresh motif for a moldy subject, a generally pleasant story albeit somewhat trite and corny at times, and is salted with variety of coincidences large and small and even dabbles in the paranormal. An enjoyable romance which will play best with mature romantics, especially females. (B)

This was one of the most romantic movies I've ever seen. The story is fascinating, beginning with the conversation at the cafe in Jerusalem with Dana and the mystery woman, through Dana's search in Paris, to the White Cliffs of Dover. To me, this movie is hope for women that there is one person out there who is truly meant for them and sometimes you are lucky enough to find that one person, as Dana was. The music was so fitting and made me weepy at times. I was really blown away at the ending, because I hadn't expected it, but it was so fitting. The final shot of the film says it all for me. Henry Jaglom and Victoria Foyt are truly the new wave of film makers and her beauty is extraordinary. As soon as the movie was over I wanted to watch it again.