From Paris with Love (Review)

What I knew going in:
John Travola and Johnathan Rhys Davies in a action film written by Luc Besson of Taken and 5th Element fame.

Hype:
Hobo Ass.  The trailers made this film look like total garbage.  Like Hollywood signed Travola up for 5 films but only had 4 scripts.  I figured if the rest of the film was treated as callously as the preview this movie was going to suck a golf ball through a garden hose.  Problem is, I have buddies who asked me if it was any good and since I am the sucker that will watch anything to save my bro's some pain, I knew I was going to have to see it.

Opening Thoughts:
Yep.  John Travola's character is as painfully lame as he looked in the preview.  All attitude and badass and couldn't be more stereotypical if they tried.  This film is kind of reminding me of The Rookie.  Why can't hollywood writers add a one-liner or two anymore?  Its like everything has to be this hyper-realistic overly contrived super-serious meta-world these days.  Get over yourselves.  One of the reasons Predator was a great action movie is because of the horrible one liners.

Bottom Line:
OK well color me surprised.  Despite everything this turned out to be a pretty decent film.  The plot is good.  The pacing is good.  I didn't totally hate Travola's character after the first half hour.   First movie I can honestly say went from Hobo Ass to Meh+.  You won't be too sorry you Netflixed it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179034/