"From Paris with Love" is an action/spy flick starring John Travolta (and his royale with cheese) as bulletproof, super spy Charlie Wax and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as wanna be spy James Reece. Wax is trying to take out terrorists and the drug ring supporting them and Reece is just along for the ride, desperately trying to get home to his hot, French girlfriend played by Kasia Smutniak. Along the way, Reece, ever so slowly, learns to trust Wax, and just shut up and do what he says. This is an action movie, so the plot isn't all that important, but it does take a few, nice twists here and there. (Don't try to solve the mystery, there isn't one! Travolta tells you that.)
Travolta is really the only reason to see this movie. If your not a fan, don't bother. Meyers plays his character well, but his character isn't exactly likable until near the end. The action sequences are not too fast to follow or done in annoying, shaky cam, but they do paint Travolta's character as an invincible, super spy who can kill a room full of bad guys while sliding, upside down, down a fireman's pole. Despite this, you don't have to suspend disbelief as much as one might think, because Meyers' character can't believe it either and he's in the film. There's a decidedly dark turn toward the end, but the drama doesn't take over, and it all makes for a satisfying and solid, action movie, ending.
If you're looking for an Oscar worthy story or an all out action blockbuster, "From Paris with Love" isn't it, but if you're looking for a solid action movie with a story that's better than most action movies, this is it, plus John Travolta.
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