Face/Off - To destroy your enemy, you must find him, face him, and then... become him.
FBI special agent Sean Archer takes on the face of Castor Troy to get the location of a bomb that could kill many innocent people. Will he succeed?
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Movie
Face/OffGenre
Thriller,Science FictionDirector(s)
John WooProducer(s)
David Permut,Barrie M. Osborne,Terence Chang,Christopher GodsickProduction House(s)
Touchstone Pictures,Permut PresentationsActors
Alessandro Nivola,Gina Gershon,Dominique Swain,Harve Presnell,Nick CassavetesWriter(s)
Mike Werb,Michael CollearyLanguage
EnglishOrigin
USAThe Plot
Michael Archer is killed by Castor Troy accidentally during an attempt to assassinate his father FBI Special Agent Sean Archer. Six years later Sean is still out looking for Castor. His team manages to nab Troy's brother Pollux. But there is only one way to get Pollux to speak - Castor's face will be surgically transplanted onto Sean.
However, Castor manages to wake up and kill everyone who knew about this - and also get Sean's face. Will Sean ever be able to prove who he is, and avenge his son?
Rating
Yellow. Somewhat dated movie-making but still a pretty decent watch.
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Yellow
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