From Paris With Love [MA]

Reese, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador, finally gets his chance to engage in some real Special Ops work. Unfortunately he gets saddled with a partner whose methods are massively unorthodox and, with his assignment getting more and more bizarre, the shit is really about to hit the fan.

This movie came into work yesterday and I was so excited, I cannot tell you. I had planned to watch it last night, but my brother rented a bluray copy of Date Night and he wanted some brother-sister bonding time, so that plan didn't pan out. But tonight, oh tonight I got to revel in the action and delicious mayhem that is From Paris With Love.

Reese, a young employee in the office of the Us Ambassador, is finally given a chance to do some real Special Ops work. He gets given an assignment. Basically all he has to do is get his American partner out of French customs at the airport and then follow his lead on their assignment. Charlie Wax, Reese's partner, uses methods that are a little unorthodox, but apparently he "gets the job done." As Reese has not been briefed on the nature of their assignment, he is led to believe that they are looking to shut down drug dealers in Paris. But after some bloody and chaotic scenes, he soon discovers that it's up to them to prevent a terrorist attack on the city. With his assignment getting stranger and his partner shooting anything that moves, for Reese the shit is really about to hit the fan!

I loved this movie straight away. Come on, they play Madeleine Peyroux's J'ai Deux Amours at the beginning. I freakin' LOVE that song. From there, the movie just escalated into a chaotic and awesome mess of entertainment.

John Travolta is Charlie Wax and he was utterly hysterical. Amidst the constant string of profanities that come out of his mouth are brilliant punchlines that are timed to perfection. Like the scene when a car blows up and there's a second of absolute silence and he simply says "ka-fucking-boom." Awesome! And, oh I simply HAVE to draw attention to this, there's a Pulp Fiction reference! He and Reese are sitting down about to eat and Charlie is talking about vices, and how in France they call his vice a "royale with cheese." I had to pause the DVD because I was laughing so hard and did not want to miss anything.

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is Reese and he's gorgeous. I think Jonathan has to be one of the most attractive actors working today. He can play any role, good or evil and that's utterly brilliant about him. Here, he delivers a wonderfully confused and chaotic performance that made the movie that much more entertaining.

Overflowing with gun play, shootings, bazookas, slow-motion action, and a constant string of profanities, From Paris With Love was an epic action movie that I have now put on my list to add to my collection.