History YMMV / FaceOff

** This won't be the last time that Creator/CCHPounder [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague plays a goverment official who proposes a ]][[WesternAnimation/Batman:AssaultonArkham potentially suicide plan ]]

** This won't be the last time that Creator/CCH Pounder plays a goverment official who proposes a potentialy suicide plan

** [[http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44721179/ns/today-today_people/t/could-nicolas-cage-john-travolta-be-centuries-old/ Read this]]. Laugh your ass off. Laugh even more when you learn that at the same time those photos came to light, [[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/nic-cage-and-john-travolta-ready-their-next-overacting-extravaganza two more films]] starring Creator/NicolasCage and Creator/JohnTravolta were announced.

* IdiotPlot: So, in lieu of traditional police investigation and interrogation methods to find where the bomb is, the police have one of their own undergo a highly experimental, and almost certainly illegal, face transplant with a comatose criminal, then drop him into prison with the criminal's brother to get him to spill the beans. Then no one thinks to leave any sort of guard or restraints on the comatose criminal, allowing him to wake up, call his gang, and have them kidnap the people who performed the surgery and do it to him too. And all of this is entirely off the books with no records and only a handful of witnesses, so once they're dead there's (almost) no way to prove it happened. But, then again, if you're watching this movie, it isn't gonna be for the story.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: After capturing the Troys, Archer is seen by his associates as a bitter JerkAss for refusing a celebratory champagne and instead [[TheDeadHaveNames naming the agents]] who were killed in the operation, despite it being a very thoughtful and decidedly not-sociopathic way to react. After Troy impersonates Archer, [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic his fellow agents]] compliment his new "fun" personality, even after he dismissed the brutal murder of two more associates and an innocent doctor with a flippant "Hey, well, shit happens!"

* BaseBreaker: Viewers have very mixed opinions on Alana from the third season.
** This hasn't changed since her return in season 5.
** Miranda and Laney are also breaking the base in season 5.
*** Miranda hasn't gotten over her self-esteem issues since season 2, but has returned as a much more talented artist than before. Unfortunately this means she is (or is edited to look like) she's constantly whining, doubting herself, and taking up other artist's time asking if her sculpture looks good enough, even though as of episode 8, she's won half the challenges and really shouldn't need this much assurance.
*** Some fans don't like Laney because she's very monotone and deadpan in her delivery, and has frequently been a top look for what some fans consider to be mediocre work. [[spoiler:The fact that she's the only newcomer left standing and then quit the competition anyway also broke the fandom in half]].
** Season 7's Sasha. Her getting the special immunity did not help matters. She was in the bottom 3 weeks in a row. The next week, she won a challenge, which many feel should have been granted to Cig. Many also think she deserved to go home instead of Rachel the next episode. She finally got the boot in the Greek Gods challenge, finishing the show in 6th place.
** Robert from season 10 is either hilarious or annoying for his antic. The fact that a lot of people thought that his contribution to the parasitic alien challenge is worse than Katie's who was eliminated in that episode and that he was in bottom look for ''five'' weeks [[spoiler:before being eliminated at 6th place]] doesn't help.

** Hoo boy, Miranda. Again. Even though she's a BaseBreaker and TheScrappy to most viewers, the judges LOVED her work in season 5. Which, usually, was incredibly stunning, but there was often a look fans felt deserved top looks more. Her sculpts were very intricate and well done, but she often only sculpted one or two pieces, a move that would get other contestants in a ''lot'' of trouble, if not eliminated for not doing enough work.

* TheScrappy: Jerry, Joe, a few others depending on who you ask.
** Miranda, if the ''Face Off'' Reddit is to be believed.

* {{Uncanny Valley}}: Some of the less successful make ups for "Switched & Hitched", "Triple Threat" and "Covert Characters" could be considered this.

** Even Better: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lgin11TH6g "DDDDIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"]] Especially as it's quite on the nose to the audience, given the length of the climax.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: After capturing the Troys, Archer is seen by his associates as a bitter JerkAss for refusing a celebratory champagne and instead [[TheDeadHaveNames naming the agents]] who were killed in the operation, despite it being a very thoughtful and decidedly un-sociopath way to react. After Troy impersonates Archer, [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic his fellow agents]] compliment his new "fun" personality, even after he dismissed the brutal murder of two more associates and an innocent doctor with a flippant "Hey, well, shit happens!"

** A pre-''Series/That70sShow'' Danny Masterson plays a guy who attempted to rape Jamie. Masterson was fired from ''Series/TheRanch'' after allegations that he had actually raped several woman.

* MagnificentBastard: Castor Troy.

* DancingBear: You can get people to watch this film just with the promise of Creator/JohnTravolta and Creator/NicolasCage trying to out-Ham eachother.

* EliminationHoudini: Season 4's Autumn was a complete {{Jerkass}} who was impossible to work with and put up consistently terrible makeups, yet she made it to eighth place. Season 6's Matt and Cat are also noticible examples: they were in the bottom looks for ''four times'' without making any top looks yet they made it to the sixth and seventh episode respectively.

* MemeticMutation: The Ben Tshirts, in universe. Since Season 11 has the allstars work in pairs for the majority of the season, team Ben and Evan made Tshirts of their faces, which they wore every episode. When the teams formed into two super teams, they gave Cig and George a shirt each, which they redesigned to resemble themselves. Over the next few episodes, contestants who were not part of Ben and Evan's super team would be wearing the shirts, such as Emily in episode eleven (who was not wearing that shirt before walking onto the main stage), and Logan in episode 12, leaving only Tyler as the remaining contestant who had not worn the shirt at least once.

* NightmareFuel: Castor Troy kidnapping the doctor who transferred his face to Archer, and making said doctor give him Archer's face in return. Then he and his two cronies burn down the Walsh Institute to destroy all of the evidence. The quick flashbacks of Castor's men setting the fire are made even scarier by the fact that you are shown Archer's friend Tito, Dr. Walsh, and Miller sitting on the floor, bound, gagged, struggling to scream as Leo and Lars pour gasoline all over them, which means that they were basically ''burned alive''. Even more unsettling is the cheery tone Castor uses as he tells Archer about what he's done and rubs defeat in Archer's face.

** Even WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic isn't sure about whether or not to root for him.
-->Critic: You sure this isn't the guy we're supposed to be rooting for?

** The constant handrubbing over people's faces, as explained by WebVideo/CinemaSins.
--> '''Jeremy''': Smell my hand!

* {{Uncanny Valley}}: Some of the less successful make ups for season 10's covert characters challenge could be considered this.

** Even being an artist assistant gets her this treatment, as evidenced when [[spoiler:her assistance on Dina's mediocre fish knights beat out Cig for season 7.]]

** Season 12's "FX shop" gimmick wasn't well-received by many people, since it didn't allow the contestants to showcase their individual creativity and skills. At first it also seemed like a strategy to build up drama among the teammates, with [[TrailersAlwaysLie previews]] amping up arguments that, in the actual episodes, were solved rather quickly with no lasting impact.

** A pre-''Series/That70sShow'' Danny Masterson plays a guy who attempted to rape Jamie. Masterson was fired from ''Series/TheRanch'' after alligations that he had actually raped several woman.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Castor giving Jamie the knife. (Whether it was a good deed might be debatable.)

* {{Squick}}: The scene with Castor giving Jamie the butterfly knife doesn't seem so nice when you remember that earlier, Castor is blatantly leering at Jamie while [[{{Fanservice}} she was in her underwear]] (and quips "The plot thickens"). And he does basically push himself up against her to grab the cigarettes he's itching for. For bonus points, remember that, as far as she knows at the time, [[ParentalIncest this is her ''father'' doing this]]. Then he licks her cheek.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Many a Nicolas Cage fan has wondered why ''he'' didn't play Archer in the beginning instead, so when they get their faces swapped we see Nic Cage be a crazy bastard for the other 80% of the movie.

* CrazyAwesome: Castor Troy.

** In prison, Nicolas Cage tries to play Nicolas Cage, then appears John Travolta.... and trying to play Nicolas Cage, too.

** The producers seem to have realized their mistake in running Season 3 the way they did; neither the option of allowing an eliminated contestant the chance to come back nor the AmericanIdol style finale have happened on the show again.