This must be the funniest action movie I’ve seen in a long time. From Paris with Love puts together the assistant of the US ambassador in Paris with an NSA spy in a bid to stop a terrorist attack from taking place. James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) leads a very boring life, doing mostly administrative work at the US embassy in Paris. But lately, he’s been starting to do little secret jobs for the NSA. But now the mother-load has arrived and he’s been given a case and a partner. Charlie Wax (John Travolta) seems like the worst partner imaginable, though. Arrogant, rude, out-of-control, and with no regard for anyone. Reece starts wondering why he signed up for this. But soon he’s drawn way too far into the case at hand, and must find a way to work with Wax to get out alive. After all, he just got engaged.
Coming out of the cinema after watching this, I felt almost breathless. The director, Pierre Morel, is known for fast-paced action films like the excellent Taken. And From Paris with Love is no different. Between chases, shoot-outs, and explosions you hardly get a chance to come up for air. But action isn’t the only thing you get. I was laughing throughout the movie, with humour worked into the dialogue in very creative ways. From Paris with Love is one of the most entertaining movies I’ve seen lately. But I must warn you of two things. This movie contains quite extreme violence and very strong language. If you don’t like either of those… well, you’ve been warned.
