Title: From Paris With Love (2010)Starring: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak
Directed By: Pierre Morel
This is Pierre Morel's third film as a director. His other two, District B-13 and Taken are both compelling action films. All three were co-written and produced by Luc Besson, a man who knows a thing or two about making a compelling action film (Leon, La Femme Nikita). This film however, is more of a disposable action movie than something memorable or unique like his others.
In it, we follow the unlikely partnership of James Reece, a foreign US Ambassador's personal assistant (Meyers) and Charlie Wax: super-spy (Travolta). Wax is wild and unorthodox (because what's a buddy cop movie if he isn't?), while Reece is on his first real mission (obviously). The two bicker the entire time they're forced to work with one another and they eventually form a friendship based on uneasy trust (of course).
Everything about this movie is cut-copy-paste from the genre. It's a fun waste of time if you don't mind cliched action movies (which I don't), but I can't exactly recommend it. I will say though, that there's a fun little in-joke for Travolta fans, especially fans of Pulp Fiction. :)
Score: 7/10
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