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This action film, directed by Pierre Morel (Taken), concerns young CIA agent James Reece (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) who has a cushy day job but dreams of an exciting life in the field. When the agency off... read more read more...ers him his first big-time assignment, James must team with crazed lone wolf Charlie Wax (John Travolta) to stop a terrorist bombing plot. Although James is initially in way over his head, he soon realizes that he needs to trust Charlie if he wants to live his dream and save his own life, because the bad guys not only want to cause damage to the city, but want James killed. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Pierre Morel

Release Date: February 5, 2010

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  • jmanard52
    June 26, 2010
    jmanard52
    Non stop action lots of explosions a wise cracking Travolta. This was a good time from start to finish. Didnt have to think at all!
  • fb1463751009
    March 10, 2012
    fb1463751009
    So much action, yet so little to take away from it. It's a very average movie that has over-the-top, loud, and in-your-face action that never stimulates your senses whatsoever. At least John Travolta was somewhat funny.

    The lead character, James Reece who is played by Jonathan R... read morehys-Meyers, is the protagonist and his story is a story that we, somewhat, get invested into but it isn't something that we haven't seen from the past. There's an overload of over-the-top action that is so ridiculous but yet nothing stands out as a memorable set-piece. Everything, in the end, was for entertainment sake and did "From Paris With Love" succeed? Somewhat but it could've been much much better. Good thing that, with a movie like this that is blatantly trying to be over-the-top, the screenplay was good. John Travolta was funny for the most part... But did they really have to put in the Royale with cheese? My gosh. Just a gripe for me lol.

    "From Paris With Love" is entertaining as a whole package but the audience leaves with no substance whatsoever. Its noisy and the action so was sloppily put together that, in the end, never stimulates our action-hunger needs.
  • garyX
    October 14, 2011
    garyX
    A wannabe special ops field agent is partnered with a specialist to root out a terrorist cell intent on assassinating a peace conference in gay Paris. Very much in the same vein as 80s chalk and cheese buddy cop movies written by the likes of Shane Black, From Paris With Love is ... read moresimilarly misogynistic and gratuitously violent as wise cracking super agent Travolta teaches lily livered liberal Rhys Myers how to become a trigger happy Nazi in order to "get the job done". The result is a cross between Training Day and The Rookie for spies, and as usual the old "terrorism" card is played to excuse the indiscriminate slaughter of everyone they come across, while John does his wacky hitman schtick anyone who has seen Broken Arrow or Swordfish will be familiar with. The direction is decent and the action slickly choreographed but the script is unimaginative and crude and literally everyone involved is a blatant racial stereotype. The non stop action means it passes the time if you don't think too much about it but its sheer moral bankruptcy will make it rather distasteful to those who do.
  • theylovealexis
    August 17, 2011
    theylovealexis
    I really enjoyed the ride. It's action packed and John Travolta was actually funny. I thought Jonathan Rhys Meyers wouldn't be able to distract me enough to stop staring at Travolta's hairline, but problem solved, he shaved his head for the part. Give it a chance. It's fun.
  • DreamExtractor
    August 15, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    This movie is a ripoff of one of my all time favorites Training Day. The director tries so hard to make John Travolta look awesome that his partner isn't even important, but he does succeed in making a guy named Wax pretty cool, even if Travoltas acting as a badass is getting pr... read moreetty old. The plot was so forgettable with all the fiancee crap and drug lords (like I said, ripoff of Training Day). I will give it credit for intense action scenes and the cinematography and giving a pretty cool twist ending that makes the last 30 minutes pretty damn cool. A okay movie, could've been a lot better.
  • shawnewing92
    March 14, 2011
    shawnewing92
    An average action flick that pulls you along through a story you could care less about.
  • stuartb1234
    February 21, 2011
    stuartb1234
    I fully expected this film to suck big time and went into already hating it. The first 20mins are probably the worst but forget how ridiculous the plot and JT's hair (or lack of) is and just enjoy. Plot twists pretty obvious, but it is fun and entertaining with some decent actio... read moren pieces.
  • mrbungle7821
    January 8, 2011
    mrbungle7821
    Sometimes a strict genre film can be forgiven its clichés. You find the characters interesting, the actors are having a grand time, or the director finds a way to make old seem new. And sometimes a movie just gets sunk to the watery depths of boredom thanks to an overabundance of... read more genre clichés. From Paris with Love is the latter. I had higher hopes for the film coming from the director of 2009's Taken, which defied a ball of clichés to be a fairly kick-ass and efficient action caper. Paris involves the tired setup of the straight-laced guy matched up with the reckless loose canon. John Travolta gets to chew every piece of scenery not nailed down. Travolta unhinged has its pleasures, but if the entire movie is Travolta's theatrical tantrums and some scattered explosions, then forget it. We watch Travolta act up, go overboard, and then eventually be proven right. This formula is repeated ad nauseam. The silly plot involves a Pakistani terrorist strike against the U.S. ambassador at the African summit in Paris (convoluted much?). The twists and double-crosses are easily telegraphed, and most of the action sequences are poorly edited and structured, and the attempts at humor fall deadly flat. From Paris with Love is a stupid action movie for all the wrong reasons.

    Nate's Grade: C
  • fb733768972
    December 6, 2010
    fb733768972
    John Travolta is in one of his more serious roles, but the story, the action, and the characters are all undeveloped and sloppy. From Paris With Love has it's cool effects scenes, but the fact that the first half of the action scenes are lame excuses to keep an audience intereste... read mored, is very sad. It is very cheesy at times, and is extremely uneven. However, taking everything into account, it was fun, but you were "just" having fun. The story has like 3 plots, and you never know which one is which. It is all over the place. It's a bit hard to rate, but I was impressed and laughing at the same time. This movie is far too average to call good.
  • Deano78
    December 2, 2010
    Deano78
    A great high-octane, full speed ahead, all out action film that packs a hard punch. A total no-brainer and the action scenes, shootouts are beyond belief. The story, small amount of it there is, is ok and sets up one shoot-out and explosion one after the other all the way through... read more. From the director of Taken, however this reminded me more of Crank. Great action film that never lets up!

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Critic Reviews

Laremy Legel
May 6, 2011
Laremy Legel, Film.com

If you like a violent, silly, frenetic style of film you'll find plenty to enjoy here. Full Review

Peter Rainer
February 12, 2010
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

Is the movie worth seeing as a travelogue? Only if you are (a) a masochist, (b) a terrorist, or (c) desperate. Full Review

Peter Travers
February 11, 2010
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Crushing dull repetition that makes one noisy, violent scene play exactly like the last one. Full Review

A.O. Scott
February 8, 2010
A.O. Scott, At the Movies

The bazooka was as subtle and witty as the movie. Full Review

Stephen Holden
February 5, 2010
Stephen Holden, New York Times

For better or worse, From Paris With Love is an effective stimulant. Full Review

Liam Lacey
February 5, 2010
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Desperately unoriginal. Full Review

Tom Long
February 5, 2010
Tom Long, Detroit News

Extraordinarily bad by any measure. Full Review

Tom Maurstad
February 5, 2010
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News

The experience is more like watching a video game than a movie. Full Review

Richard Roeper
February 5, 2010
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com

Would you like some fromage with all that ham, Monsieur Travolta? Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan
February 5, 2010
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

With love, my eye. Full Review

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    • Charlie Wax: Checkmate, motherfucker!
    • Charlie Wax: This motherfucker hates Americans so much, even though we saved his country's ass in not only one world war but two, he still won't let me through with my cans!
    • James Reece: Sir, you do realize that I am not Special Ops certified, right?
  • When John Travolta mentions Royale with cheese, which he also did in the 1994 film.
  • John Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston, makes a cameo in this film as the woman in sunglasses in the scene in the Eiffel Tower when Johnathan Rhys Meyers' character was calling to his girlfriend.
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