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Face/off

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Univesal HD, 9pm/universal+1, 10pm

After the uneven Hard Target and dreadful Broken Arrow, cult Hong Kong director John Woo finally hit his stride in Hollywood with this delirious thriller about an FBI agent (John Travolta) who swaps appearance­s with a slick gangster (Nicolas Cage). The premise is completely ridiculous, but the balletic bloodbath sees men flying through the air, or turning somersault­s to avoid bullets, while the script constantly sends the plot careering off in totally unexpected directions. 1997, 18, 133MIN

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JOHN AND NICOLAS WERE OUT TO PROVE THAT LOOKS COULD KILL

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