Blu-ray helps this movie shine. This is a nearly flawless transfer, capturing Scott’s trademark style of color filters, grain, and quick cuts. Detail is nothing short of phenomenal, coming down to individual stitching on clothing. Deep contrast is created to give the film that HD “pop” fans look for, and the colors remains bold throughout. The print is free of imperfections, and the minor uses of additional grain add to the atmosphere. 
The ferry explosion is a masterpiece of home audio design. The initial blast rattles the room through the subwoofer, and lasting debris lands in the water from every possible direction. The car chase is likewise a powerful piece of audio, featuring cars driving and crashing through every speaker. Gun fights are loaded with ricocheting bullets.
The Surveillance Window opens up the extras section of the disc. This nifty and smoothly done picture-in-picture feature delivers raw behind-the-scenes footage from key shots. There are 10 in total, and they run for around 40 minutes. They can also be viewed separately outside of the main film.
Five deleted scenes and three extended ones offer an optional Tony Scott commentary. Oddly enough, Scott does not provide a commentary for the main film. Lastly, Disney’s standard movie showcase takes the viewer directly to the best looking and sounding scenes. 
Shot in New Orleans, Déjà Vu was stalled in pre-production when Hurricane Katrina hit the city. While the film was close to being canned all together, everyone returned three months later to start shooting. They hired locals to work on the set, and city offered the crew a tax break for doing so.
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