From Paris With Love is the latest film that has Luc Besson's name on it, but he didn't direct it. He wrote it this time around, this one comes off more as an R-Rated version of The Transporter.
James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is the personal aide to the U.S. Ambassador in France, he seems to have the good life; a good job, his own place, and a hot french girlfriend, but Reece aspires to be a low level operative for the CIA. That opportunity came in a phone call where if he does this mission sucessfully, he'll get the job. The problem is, his partner is the loose cannon Charlie Wax (played awesomely by John Travolta). Reece has to drive Wax around while he is disposing casualties like it's his ABC's.
The film is basically a buddy cop flick, you got your action and you got your chemistry between the two leads. Travolta and Meyers work well together, but it's always Travolta who shines throughout the film. If there is one reason to watch it, it's for Travolta. The story is nothing we haven't seen before and the story and some of the action movie dialogue is quite predictable, but I didn't care, I enjoyed the so called ride.
If your looking for a good escapist action flick, then I suggest checking this one out, if your looking for something original and not violent, you may want to check out one of the films that received an Oscar nomination.
Overall Grade: B
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