Déjà Vu (1998)

Pretty Good

People are voting emotionally.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Excellent movie and one largely overlooked beautiful thing about it is the music - old songs, from 30. and 40. and 50. One may wonder whether anything shown in there happened in reality as Victoria Foyt plays it quite convincingly.... It is also interesting that the director directed his wife's nude scenes... Amazing film, done largely in the manner of filming documentary drama, and that was in 1997! However, whenever I see a movie like this I think why on earth directors do not put children in such stories.... because when children are there, there is no room for good romance or finding the love of your life.... it's just that simple :-(

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.

I have only seen this movie once and it really effected me a great deal. I have had the same thing happen to me, ironically in that same year as the movie was made. That one got away from me but I still remember that feeling. I loved this movie for that reason. I thought the story was great also, those two meeting in the strangest ways and in the strangest places. I would recommend this movie to anyone who has love at first sight happen to them.

This is a love story with more truth than is comfortable sometimes. I think most of us have either loved two people at once or had to decide whether we should stay or leave a relationship. That struggle is what this movie is about. Stay with what is comfortable or follow your heart.This movie is a bit uneven, sometimes pulling you in so deeply that you can hardly breathe, then in the very next scene you will feel like you are watching a documentary. You feel you know how it will end one moment, and the next you are uncertain. The film takes you back and forth on so many levels. I think that's the point of the movie's structure really -- the watcher is pulled one way and then the other, just like the people in the movie.We all have to make choices, do you want to follow your heart, no matter where it takes you and accept the uncertainty that goes with it, or do you stay with the comfortable stability of the known?A powerful movie. If you have a chance to see it, go for it. I would recommend seeing it alone to get the full impact. Commercials and chatter would ruin the mood.