From Paris with Love

From Paris with Love is a bit of a wild ride. The film is well shot and the action is well choreographed. But the story starts off boring and lacking clarity. It becomes fairly engaging once you get past the first 15-20 slow moving minutes that focus on Jonathan Rhys Meyers character, James Reece. The film takes off when Charlie Wax, played by John Travolta, is introduced to partner up with Reece. They are to work together in an effort to thwart a terrorist attack in Paris. Reece becomes a more interesting character under the influence of Wax. Wax is a take-no-prisoners sort of super spy. It is stupid how good he is at what he does. And mostly what he does is kill bad guys. Travolta is fantastic as Charlie Wax. He delivers his cocky, ridiculous lines extraordinarily well. He is quite charismatic. Travolta makes From Paris with Love worth your time if you are in the mood for an over the top, high body count movie that does not neglect to throw in a Royale with Cheese/Pulp Fiction reference.