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1. callanvass from victoria b.c canada says:

   December 17, 2010 at 12:00 am

   Fairly entertaining, popcorn Actioner. Travolta and Meyers have easy chemistry together.

   (Credit IMDb) James Reece is an ambitious aide to the U.S. Ambassador
   in Paris, doing little jobs for the CIA and hoping to get into black
   ops. On the night he and his girlfriend, Caroline, become engaged, he's
   told to pick up Charlie Wax at Orly. Charlie is an unorthodox
   government employee – large, bald and bearded, foul-mouthed and
   eccentric. Charlie immediately takes James on a wild ride of murder and
   mayhem, through ethnic enclaves. As bodies pile up, the purpose remains
   opaque to James. Caroline, unhappy that James has been out of touch for
   a day, tells him to bring Charlie for dinner. Charlie can be charming -
   where will it lead? Does the chess-playing James have what it takes?

   From Paris with Love won't win an originality award, but it's certainly
   a fun way to pass the time, I'll say that much. Meyers and Travolta
   make the movie a fairly entertaining ride due there easy flowing
   chemistry with one another, and there banter was a treat to watch. I
   have seen the story countless times before, but I enjoyed it, and
   that's all that counts for me. Some complained Travolta's character was
   far too violent, but I got a hoot out of it. I love it when he goes
   nuts, and this was no different. The great action scenes, and solid
   performances make this one more enjoyable then it should be, because it
   suffers from a lack of originality a lot of the time.

   Performances. John Travolta goes all out here, and the film is better
   for it. His charisma is off the charts, and I cracked up many a time
   watching him doing what he did. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is very solid as
   the rookie, and had a great English essence about him. He's very
   talented, and He'll continue to grow. Kasia Smutniak is solid and
   unpredictable in her role, with a great twist about her character I
   didn't see coming.

   Bottom line. Is it original? Hell no as I emphatically stated. Is it
   entertaining? Yes it is. And for that alone, I give it a decent
   recommendation.

   6 ½ /10

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2. PYRiAH from United States says:

   December 13, 2010 at 12:00 am

   Paris gets no love

   I was excited to hear that director Pierre Morel and writer Luc Besson
   were teaming up again to create another action thriller. After they
   created "Taken", which I thought was amazing, I thought they could do
   no wrong. Well, with "From Paris with Love" they did a little wrong.
   Just a little.

   "From Paris with Love" may not have the same finesse and grace of
   "Taken", but one thing it does have is non-stop action. And when I say
   non-stop, I mean not 10 minutes ever goes by without someone getting
   shot at. There isn't a slow spot in the movie. Just when you think the
   movie is about to slow down and take a breather…BAM! Someone says the
   wrong word at family dinner and gets shot in the head. "From Paris with
   Love" is pure testosterone from beginning to end.

   Read full review at FlicksWorthWatching.com

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