Director:
John WooCámara:
Oliver WoodMúsica:
John PowellReparto:
John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, John Carroll Lynch (más)Streaming (2)
Sinopsis(1)
Un peligroso terrorista a punto de morir y un agente especial del FBI ingresan en un quirófano para un trasplante de cara. Se trata de que el policía pueda infiltrarse en la banda para encontrar un arma biológica que el terrorista ha colocado en algún lugar de Los Ángeles. Pero el terrorista sale del coma y se escapa. (Disney España)
Reseñas (7)
Hasta ver Cara a cara, sentía que no sabía apreciar las películas de acción. La jungla de cristal, Speed (Máxima potencia), La roca... todos estos clásicos del género me parecían demasiado simples en su contenido. Estaban espectacularmente rodados, eran agradables de ver, pero no eran una experiencia inmersiva. Y entonces llegó Cara a cara, y mis temores de incompetencia en la crítica de películas de acción se desvanecieron. John Woo me convenció de que incluso una llamativa película de acción puede tener un fuerte drama con una elaborada psicología de los personajes, y que incluso con una película de acción, aunque no dispare exactamente, puedo sentir interés por la historia y dejarme llevar por ella. Cara a cara tiene un tema fantástico sobre el cambio de rostros, perfectamente ambientado en la actualidad sin que suene ridículamente irreal. Tiene una historia peculiar con giros sorprendentes y actuaciones únicas dentro del género. Y todo ello intercalado con famosas escenas de acción de Woo, que en sí mismas son una delicia para el alma de todo amante de la acción espectacularmente estilizada. Habiendo visto sólo los comienzos de Woo en Hollywood antes de Cara a cara, Blanco humano y Broken Arrow: Alarma nuclear, esta obra maestra es para mí lo que son para otro Hard Boiled (Hervidero) y El asesino. Cara a cara es la mejor película de acción de Hollywood.
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A psychological action film. Admittedly, that sounds a bit weird, but I can’t think of a better description of my feelings from this movie. It's an action ride with the great John Woo's signature, but also emotionally strong with an interesting plot. With Pulp Fiction I originally wrote that Travolta should kiss Tarantino's feet, but he should blow John Woo. This was his last interesting role, and together with Cage, he delivers an acting masterclass. Very good film.
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John Woo knows his craft, no doubt about it, comrades. Excellent choreography of ordinary shooters (the slaughter in Buzz's house with romantic music is simply perversely beautiful), an impressive camera, compositions with John's lovely pigeons... who could resist? The pilgrimage plot is also lost, which is played out with almost comedic ease (the excellent pervert Travolta and his educational style) and, on the other hand, with urgent desperation (the dog's eyes of muggle Nicholas Cage). The whole thing works brilliantly until the last seconds, but it literally smashes the hellish happy ending with one of Woo's worst slow motions I've ever seen (and I even survived Hard Target!). If I set aside the awkwardness and the end, Face/Off is a valuable member of the powerful action trio of the second half of the 1990s, without any problems equal to Con Air, but on the other hand, it is far from reaching the qualities of The Rock.
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Nicolas Cage and John Travolta compete to see who can be the cooler guy, and sometimes I feel like it's impossible for both of them to give such great performances. Both of them excel in both the negative and the positive roles, and when you add the visual aspect of the scenes with the mirrors or the climax of the film at the funeral, it's hard to find any flaws. The film is action-packed from beginning to end, the best John Woo film ever, and as the icing on the cake, Dominique Swain prevents it from going below 100%.
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Arguably the best action film of the “golden era” of the nineties. John Woo partially refers to his Asian influences while maintaining a typical Western fragrance and grandeur – precisely to captivate the widest range of audience. The action is practically flawless and incredibly captivating. The idea of a face swap is quite original, which is further enhanced by the relatively “realistic” execution. Both Nicolas Cage and John Travolta are well cast and definitely do not embarrass their characters. Face/Off is simply a different film than most others in the action genre. A tribute to Hollywood blockbusters and probably John Woo's best film.
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This is an action movie that I've loved for an extremely long time. Cage and Travolta are my favorite actors and here they both play two completely different roles, and you will believe in both of them. John Woo proved here that he can also make a proper action film in America, with the addition of a great sci-fi element that is very well executed. The face-off scene is unforgettable, but there are more scenes like that here.
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