Hulu has just added this hidden Denzel Washington thriller to its ever-growing list of classic thrillers. The late Tony Scott’s Déjà Vu is now available to stream. Per Hulu: Federal agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) gets taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
The crime in question is a devastating New Orleans ferry explosion resulting in 543 deaths. Washington’s agent Carlin’s deductive abilities pave the way for his introduction into the Snow White program, a secret government unit that will permit Carlin to travel back in time four days to investigate the bombing and hopefully apprehend the culprit. There’s action, romance, plenty of pseudo-science (satellites can recreate the past?), and more fun in a single beat than most contemporary thrillers manage their entire runtime.
Like the bulk of Scott’s filmography, Déjà Vu is as frenetic as it is tense. One of action cinema’s most influential directors, the late Scott could elevate even the highest concept of outings, imbuing them with his trademark realism and grounded stakes. The suspense works because it feels authentic. For all the gizmos and gadgets, Déjà Vu is as classically suspenseful as thrillers come.
Denzel Washington, a regular Scott collaborator (they previously worked on Man on Fire and would later team up for The Taking of Pelham 123), has rarely been better, contributing his trademark gravitas to Déjà Vu’s suspenseful race against the clock. Check out what fans online are saying:
Me: This is one of my favorite Denzel Washington movies
Fiancé: which one?
Me: Deja Vu
Fiancé : Lord help me 🫠😅#notamovieperson— MuvaThundee🤎🐆 (@iamthundee) June 29, 2023
if you understand this opening scene in Déjà Vu then u know its possibly Denzel Washington's best film 💥🎬 pic.twitter.com/HELJ3CO0Ox
— JImayNot (@Maynard29Jim) June 27, 2023
What’s the most underrated Denzel Washington movie?
I have to go with Deja Vu
— Michael Luchies (@michaelluchies) May 4, 2023
Just watched DÉJÀ VU for the first time and was knocked out. Instantly up there with ENEMY OF THE STATE as my favorite Tony Scott movie.
— Kip Mooney (@kipjmooney) July 6, 2023
Deja Vu was a good movie!! 🤌
— A 2 the G (@All2Good_21) July 3, 2023
the movie deja vu is something serious
— lilniya (@saniiyaaaa_) June 30, 2023
Man Deja Vu is too good of a movie like way too good
— David Hill (@DHill515) June 29, 2023
I saw last night for the first time .
Deja Vu. Maybe now my favourite Denzil movie?— joeykeys05 (@joeykeys05) June 26, 2023
Fans can’t get enough of one of Denzel Washington’s best, it seems. What do you think? Have you had a chance to catch Déjà Vu on Hulu yet? How does it compare to Washington’s other work? Let me know over on Twitter @Chadiscollins.
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