A good movie

I had already seen this movie, even in the movie theater when it was released, but since I had it on DVD, I thought I might as well check it out again. Back then, in the 90’s, when John Woo finally made the move to Hollywood, many expected that he would make some amazing action flicks but, unfortunately, most of them turned out to be seriously disappointing.  This movie is however one of the few exceptions and easily the best movie directed by John Woo at the time. I mean, sure, the premise was completely preposterous but it is just so much fun to see John Travolta and Nicolas Cage switching roles and therefore having the opportunity to play both the good guy and the bad guy. Eventually, both actors delivered some strong performances but I think I had a slight preference for John Travolta but they were both really good in this movie. Eventually, as usual with this director, the action scenes were efficient enough but it was above all because those 2 characters were pretty neat that the whole thing turned out to be quite entertaining in spite of a really ridiculous concept. To conclude, even though it might not be a masterpiece, it is still a strong action flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.