From Paris with Love (15) ** (From Bournemouth Echo)
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From Paris with Love (15) **
10:59am Friday 26th February 2010 in
GOVERNMENT agent James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is desperate to impress the powers that be, and graduate from his current position as an ambassadorial aide.
He gets his chance when he is asked to help Charlie Wax (John Travolta) pass through Parisian customs and complete his secret anti-terrorism peace mission.
Unexpectedly partnered with a fast-talking stranger who turns out to be a gun-toting lunatic, James struggles to understand what his role in the mission might be as Charlie shoots anyone and everyone in his path.
In the process, James acquires a vase full of cocaine and an incredibly tall tale to impart to his doting, seamstress girlfriend, Carolina (Kasia Smutniak).
From Paris With Love is nonsense from lacklustre start to pyrotechnic laden finish, hinging weakly on the non-existent chemistry between the two male leads.
Buddy movies demand sharp comic timing, and a clearly defied narrative arc for the characters from distrust and irritation to mutual admiration.
Morel’s film has none of these qualities, leaving Travolta to blast each location to smithereens as a spectacularly wooden Rhys Meyers pouts in the background.
Our au revoir to James and Charlie cannot come soon enough.
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