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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