John Travolta, Jonathon Rhys Meyers
Runtime: 92 minutes Rating: R
Borderline crap-fest. John Travolta and Jonathon Rhys Meyers star in what's supposed to be an action-comedy. Directed by Pierre Morel (Taken), Meyers plays a spy named James Reese, who wants more work in the field. He finally gets it when he's partnered up with the flashy and dangerous Charlie Wax (Travolta). I did enjoy watching Travolta chew up the scenery with his bad-ass persona, but he's usually better at this sort of stuff with John Woo behind the camera. Rhys on the other hand seemed to be struggling. The man CAN act, just not in this movie.
The plot isn't very interesting. As the film progresses, we begin to realize that there is a method to Wax's madness. He is hunting down terrorists in Paris, and is using a "by any means necessary" kind of approach. There is of course, a love interest involved, which is Reese's fiance, played by Kasia Smutniak. I found their relationship to be extremely annoying. However, I did really enjoy how their relationship played out in the end.
When it comes to the action and comedy, the film fails. More so with the comedy than with the action. I can't even remember the amount of jokes that fall flat. I'm talking about back to back bad jokes, nestled in between, and during several action scenes. This action flick has the standard amount of explosions, shootouts, and car chases. However, Morel never achieved the level of intensity he crafted in Taken. I understand he was going for a different type of action in this film, but the attempt resulted in standard run of the mill action sequences. If only the executive producer, Luc Besson would have directed this. I'm sure we would have seen something really cool. I truly miss his work.
Grade: C
Written By: Devin Clark
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