"That woman's name is Claire -- "

Claire Voyant?

And I thought this movie was great because it showed New Orleans well. There were no fake Southern accents, the scenes of New Orleans were for the most part truthfully represented (only a discerning New Orleanian would catch the oddities anyway)and since it was filmed in post-Katrina New Orleans, I loved the scene of the police breaking into the Ninth Ward home - the house in the middle of the street, because that is how we are living. The plot required much suspension of belief, but Denzel and Paula are both beautiful to watch, and the opening sequence was filmed beautifully.

I saw Deja Vu today and I liked it. The question of time is talked about in the Urantia Book and I enjoyed the fact that the movie spoke about our viewing time as linear.

I can't say I truly understand it but the Urantia Book declares that time is circular. Of course no one would want to think in circles, i.e. circular thinking, but I see so little reflection of the thinking that I have explored for so long in film and theater today that I found it refreshing to see them explore them in an upbeat modern flick.

I enjoyed the computer gimmickry,too. Many of us are still really just beginning to use our computers and it was good to see these attractive and personable thespians endeavor on one. And in addition to the great computer graphics some great ideas. Imagine computers run by satellites that can look through walls. The time machine aspect of the movie was only some further ideas on how far science can go.

I wasn't too keen on the question of God. Spirituality was offered in basically the same Judeo-Christian form that is now apparently demanded of us all. A more Zen like idea would have been appreciated, especially since it is there that it seems science has met religion.

Of course questions about how we deal with terrorism come up here. There appeared to be some idea of what the Department of Homeland Security was "supposed" to be, as the geniuses who were beyond time had access to all law enforcement surveillance. That is not present reality, so in a way it reminded me of the Nicholas Cage "thriller" about 911. I have heard that in it Iraq and terrorism are equated erroneously.

I was very fond of the gentleness of the relationship between Claire (Paula Patton) and Carlin (Denzel Washington). More fighting about what was "real" would have destroyed many scenes.

Although I do have a little problem with whether Carlin was traveling through time at specific times the excitement of the gadgetry combined with the drama of the moment made it a good film.

I would very much like to see the movie again so I could follow exactly whether he was in the past or the present or both at certain times.

If you have seen the film "What the bleep do we know?" you might be familiar with the idea of 1 object being in 2 different places. That seemed to be what was happening at certain times.

The movie is described as a thriller but I would see it again just to explore its philosophical dimensions.

Haha, there was nothing philosophical about this movie unless you were stoned. The concept of time as non linear has been around for thousands of years, not credited to the book of urantia. Denzel sucks.

I just saw this movie and I liked it a great deal. It was a well executed thriller, no more, no less. The actors were well cast. The dialog was crisp and furthered the plot. The plot put a likeable hero in a difficult situation and was inventive in the way it allowed him to overcome the seemingly insurmountable situation to succeed in the end. That is what viewers want to see in this kind of movie. The sci-fi aspect of it was not distracting. It had some of the feel of a real-time "Minority Report", without having to add the suspect acoutrements of a future society which would have been distracting. In fact, having this kind of high-tech sleuthing being done in the environs of post-Katrina New Orleans was an inspired touch. Denzel Washinton, James Caviezel, and Paula Patton were all very good. I almost feel that if Stephanie Zacharek pans a movie, that would be a good recommendation to see it.

I agree with some of the other commenters - I definitely think Deja Vu has a lot going for it. It's a smart, appealling thriller, it keeps you on your toes throughout, and the ensemble cast is really excellent (Denzel and James Caviezel particularly, and Washington's got great chemistry with Paula Patton). It's a good time at the movies - and it still leaves you thinking afterward. I can't ask for a lot more than that.