In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
John Travolta
as Sean Archer
Nicolas Cage
as Castor Troy
Joan Allen
as Eve Archer
Alessandro Nivola
as Pollux Troy
Gina Gershon
as Sasha Hassler
Dominique Swain
as Jamie Archer
Nick Cassavetes
as Dietrich Hassler
Harve Presnell
as Victor Lazarro
Colm Feore
as Dr. Malcolm Walsh
John Carroll Lynch
as Prison Guard Walton
John Chard
It's like looking in a mirror, only, not. There's a tendency to undervalue the action movie. Certainly there's a wide expanse of land in cinema world where film fans reside, where the thought of praising an action film for being "classic" cinema is considered treason against the very word. Yet so...
r96sk
A quality all-out action film! <em>'Face/Off'</em> isn't one that'll stick out in my memory as something deep meaning, incredibly written or anything of the sort. However, as an action film it's superb. There's barely a chance to rethink what you've just seen due to the prevalent and manic nature...
Andre Gonzales
Never seen a concept for movie this way. They literally trade faces. Good versus evil and not only do they trade faces but there characters and personalities have to change as well. 2 of the best that could ever do it. John turns into Nicholas and Nicholas turns into John. I would say Nicholas Cage ...