Deja Vu

[GSHamster]

Didn't see a lot of discussion about this movie when it came out, but I rented it tonight.

It's actually a pretty decent science fiction film. Not entirely sure if there are holes in the plot or not, but it seemed reasonable at first glance.

Anyone else seen it?

 

[Mark Chance]

It was entertaining, but, yes, there gaping plot holes. For example, when Denzel shines the laser at the "time door," it goes through and alarms the woman, but the lights from Denzel's room don't? As the Editing Room put it:

DENZEL WASHINGTON
What the hell is going on? I shined a light into this monitor and Paula Patton saw it. What is this device?

VAL KILMER
Alright, it's actually a time machine and this movie is way stupider than we hoped.

DENZEL WASHINGTON
That doesn't explain why shining a light into a video monitor sent the light into the past. If light goes through, wouldn't all the light we're reflecting go back in time, making Paula able to see all of us?

ERIKA ALEXANDER
Uhhh. Science gobbledygook time paradox universes wormhole string theory.​

There's also the uncomfortable plot hole that sending Denzel back in time can't prevent the explosion since sending the note back in time led to Denzel's partner getting killed in the same timeline that Denzel's fingerprints are all over the woman's apartment and the boat is blowed up.

Entertaining? Yes. Well thought out? Not really.