Review of DEJA VU

DEJA VU - STORY: A man uses an experimental government time travel device to save the woman he loves.
DEJA VU - MESSAGE: Love conquers all, even time constraints. There is always something that can be done about it. Expanded awareness, such as of details, leads to good and life-saving solutions.
DEJA VU - WIN: The lead character thought for himself and didn't just automatically buy what he was told. He observed things to discover what was going on. His co-workers responded with honesty. And he responded with honesty when asked about the circumstances of him being there. He was a solver of problems. He took risks but in a way that he could survive them. He succeeded despite great odds.
DEJA VU- LOSE: His co-workers were a little bit irresponsible for their actions (no penalty for major power outages they caused.) I thought the tears of the female co-worker were a bit too unreal because they had been seeing a lot of other negative things. Also, the attempt to explain the bad guy's motives showed a lack of understanding of how an anti-social person becomes that way.
DEJA VU- EFFECT ON ME: It made me want to be more observant and think more for myself. The whole time travel paradox puzzled me, as usual. It made me want to write the movie I thought of when I heard the term "deja vu" which is different than this one. It made me wonder if the author had read a book called something like "The Redemption of Christopher Columbus" because there was a similar device in there and people went back to a similar end. It made me wonder what the government was researching, and suggested possible reasons for electrical blackouts.
Sincerely,
Becky Mate
Script Consultant
www.virtueinthearts.com