The film reteamed the actor with the director of Man on Fire two years later.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 16 June) is Deja Vu, the best sci-fi movie to star Denzel Washington (Man on Fire).
The thriller is set in the wake of a bombing on a ferry carrying US Navy sailors and their families in New Orleans that leaves nearly 550 people dead.
As a result, the FBI (represented by Val Kilmer) invites ATF agent Doug Carlin (Washington) to join a new top-secret governmental unit seeking to capture the terrorist (Jim Caviezel) responsible.
“[The unit’s] amazing technology lets the team fold time four days backward and see the madman’s movements as he plots to kill a woman (Paula Patton) who could give him away,” the plot synopsis reads.
“Doug realises that the technology could allow him to do what law-enforcement officers dream of — go back in time to prevent the crime.”
Directed by the legendary Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Top Gun, True Romance), Deja Vu boasts a really inventive premise, terrifically muscular action set-pieces, great performances and an oddly emotional story.
In regards the latter, you basically witness Doug form a connection – through this top-secret programme – with Patton’s character who has already died, before then getting an unexpected chance to save her.
Deja Vu is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 9pm. The sci-fi thriller is also streaming on Disney+.
Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:
The Client – ITV4 – 10.05pm
After accidentally learning the location of a murdered senator’s body, a boy hires a neophyte attorney to protect him.
The Piano – BBC Two – 11pm
The sensual and erotic story of Ada, a mute Scottish widow who is sent off with her young daughter to an arranged marriage with a settler in the harsh world of mid 19th-century New Zealand.
Seven Psychopaths – Film4 – 11.25pm
A black comedy about a struggling screenwriter who finds himself inadvertently entangled in the criminal underworld when his friends abduct a mobster’s beloved Shih Tzu.
Police Academy – ITV4 – 11.35pm
This comedy tells the story of a group of misfits realising their dreams of becoming cops when a mayoral decree forces the police academy to open its doors to all.
