Film ● Mini-Review: From Paris with Love

Title: From Paris with Love

Director(s): Pierre Morel

Screenwriter(s): Adi Hasak (with story by Luc Besson)

Released: 2010

Runtime: 1h 32m

● James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is an American diplomatic aide working in Paris. He is a low-level CIA operative, mostly running errands, and aspires to be more. One day, he is paired up with CIA field agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta) who is after terrorists.

● Given that Wax is the experienced agent, he takes the lead but he doesn’t exactly act alone. The film is somewhat like a mentor-rookie and buddy cop film. There is no shortage of ridiculous action. Unfortunately, it’s merely stylized to make Travolta look good. And it’s not even done particularly well.

● The one good thing that sets it apart is that with Travolta playing the lead role, there is humor but it’s not enough to make up for its weaknesses.

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This mini-review is part of the collection for Taken clones and derivatives.

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