From Paris With Love

For those who don't know, even though it sounds like one, no this not a sappy French love story. For those of you who do know, you are laughing at that because this film is quite the opposite. It's about John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers snorting coke and killing people. Well, Travolta kills people. For a movie that was bashed by critics, flopped at the box office and that didn't even look all that good to begin with, I actually really enjoyed it.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as James Reece who works for the ambassador of France and does some secret spy work on the side. Only his spy work doesn't consist of shooting people and car jackings, he's the guy who changes license plates. He wants more from his secret employeer but he's just the nice guy with the fiancee who has probably never even punched, much less killed, anyone in his entire life. Finally the call of his dreams comes - he's finally getting some cool secret ops assignment. The assignment also comes with a partner. John Travolta stars as Charlie Wax, a man who has had more sex with hookers, snorted more coke and killed more people than any other nice French man could ever dream of. If you haven't figured it out yet, they are put together on the assignment. Reece and Wax make a great team and what makes them different as people, make them great together. The Chinese have some kind of secret underground drug operation going on (of course it's the Chinese) and it's up to Wax and Reece to stop them. This film is pure stupid entertainment. It's full of action, guns, explosions, deaths and all the cussing and drug use that they could of shoved in the script. Obviosuly, the film doesn't do anything new, it's quite predictable, but somehow manages to keep the average movie-goer entertained for 90 minutes. Travolta and Meyers were perfectly cast, however the director was not. There were some cool stylized like shots, but otherwise the direction is quite lackluster. Travolta clearly has fun in his role. I'm not sure that I've ever seen him having this much fun.

No one could ever say that this is a smart film, there could never be made an arugement for that, but who needs smart when you've got all the fun and action you could ever ask for. From Paris With Love is cool and entertaining. If 90 minutes of pure unadulterated fun can entertain you, I would without a doubt recommend From Paris With Love. And if not, run far and fast from this action flick.

Final Verdict: B