Deja Vu starts off like any other action, crime, drama movie, with a big explosion that changes the lives of hundreds of people. Where it tries to go a different route is that the rest of the movie isn't just spent trying to catch the criminal before he strikes again, instead its about trying to stop him before he struck to begin with....
Let’s get this out of the way, this is not your typical Will Ferrell mindless comedy. This is a clever, witty, fairly original, and at times flat out brilliantly subtle comedy.
Everyone has seen the picture or the monument, five marines and one navy corpsman, raising the United States flag on Japanese soil. It was a symbol that inspired a nation and may have actually won the war. Flags of Our Fathers tries to capture that moment and bring the truth of it home with one driving question - Are heroes made on the battle field or at home?