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Special Features
• Audio Commentary with Director Pierre Morel
• The Making-of From Paris With Love
• Spies, Spooks and Special Ops: Life Under Cover
• Secrets of Spy Craft: Inside the International Spy Museum
• "Friend or Foe" Trivia Game
• "Charlie Wax’s Gun Locker" Featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• Special features are in high definition
• The Making-of From Paris With Love
• Spies, Spooks and Special Ops: Life Under Cover
• Secrets of Spy Craft: Inside the International Spy Museum
• "Friend or Foe" Trivia Game
• "Charlie Wax’s Gun Locker" Featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• Special features are in high definition
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Product Description
James Reece (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), personal aide to the U.S. Ambassador to France, is secretly moonlighting as a low-level CIA operative. Looking for more action, Reece accepts a job that teams him with wise-cracking special agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta), a trigger-happy loose cannon sent to Paris on a mission of international importance. Now, Reece finds himself on the wildest ride of his life as the new partners pull out all the stops to annihilate the enemy in this explosive, white-knuckle, non-stop thriller.
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48 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
From Paris With Love was an entertaining ride, with plenty of "edge of your seat" moments, humor, and lots of action. The plot kept twisting and turning, bringing one surprise after the other, which made it really interesting. Travolta was dynamic, fun and believable as a seemingly crazy but very able operative/spy. Jonathan Rhys Meyers was excellent in the role of the newbie operative who was fairly innocent and very inexperienced, but still smart. It was a far cry from the authority and power he exudes as King Henry in the Tudors series, which means to me that he's a capable actor.
There were short periods when the movie seemed to lag a bit, though once things got going, the exciting parts more than made up for anything less than exciting. There was a lot of killing going on with plenty of blood, but despite this, none of it was very graphic or terribly disturbing. Regardless, this is not a movie I'd bring the kids to. It's definitely an adult flick for a mature audience.
I'd recommend this movie for those who enjoy action or spy thrillers. I think it would even be a DVD worth owning.
There were short periods when the movie seemed to lag a bit, though once things got going, the exciting parts more than made up for anything less than exciting. There was a lot of killing going on with plenty of blood, but despite this, none of it was very graphic or terribly disturbing. Regardless, this is not a movie I'd bring the kids to. It's definitely an adult flick for a mature audience.
I'd recommend this movie for those who enjoy action or spy thrillers. I think it would even be a DVD worth owning.
19 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I confess right here, right now that I loved "From Paris With Love"! John Travolta is the reason why!
For the sake of simplicity, here are my reasons:
1. After the initial, necessarily slow set-up to establish back story with Jonathan Rhys Meyers' character, the action is non-stop!
2. John Travolta! He plays a commando-type sent on secret mission assignments and allowed to act without protocol! He is the reason for the action.
3. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is the spy wannabe, the complete opposite to Travolta--refined, debonair, rule follower, diplomatic assistant.
4. Weapons in cans!
5. Fighting scenes! In fact, these scenes remind me of Matt Damon's films. There's a big difference though: Matt Damon's fights are carefully choreographed with the entire fight (seemingly) shown, whereas Travolta's are shown in snippets. Why? Because John Travolta is too old and over-sized to actually fight. Note: These snippets are in my plus column. Even though he is not actually fighting, the illusion is there (for those who want to see fight scenes) that this old guy is really capable of defeating so many opponents.
6. Bad guys (drug dealers, pimps, and terrorists) are no match for Travolta's character at any time! Hero played Large! (Hero from my point of view as American, potential-victim-of-terrorism, along with delegations from all over the world)
7. The unsuspected terrorist agent!
8. Watching the diplomatic assistant gradually become spy worthy.
10. An action-oriented Big Play Hero who also plays chess!
What I didn't like about the movie:
1.
What a great summer movie, exactly one kind of summer hits: fun, engaging, entertaining, action-filled (nonstop), heroic-but-unconventional characters, violence so unbelievable that the viewer knows it is not real but pretends it is for this movie, and satisfying ending. (Oh, the other kind? Romantic and tame!)
For the sake of simplicity, here are my reasons:
1. After the initial, necessarily slow set-up to establish back story with Jonathan Rhys Meyers' character, the action is non-stop!
2. John Travolta! He plays a commando-type sent on secret mission assignments and allowed to act without protocol! He is the reason for the action.
3. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is the spy wannabe, the complete opposite to Travolta--refined, debonair, rule follower, diplomatic assistant.
4. Weapons in cans!
5. Fighting scenes! In fact, these scenes remind me of Matt Damon's films. There's a big difference though: Matt Damon's fights are carefully choreographed with the entire fight (seemingly) shown, whereas Travolta's are shown in snippets. Why? Because John Travolta is too old and over-sized to actually fight. Note: These snippets are in my plus column. Even though he is not actually fighting, the illusion is there (for those who want to see fight scenes) that this old guy is really capable of defeating so many opponents.
6. Bad guys (drug dealers, pimps, and terrorists) are no match for Travolta's character at any time! Hero played Large! (Hero from my point of view as American, potential-victim-of-terrorism, along with delegations from all over the world)
7. The unsuspected terrorist agent!
8. Watching the diplomatic assistant gradually become spy worthy.
10. An action-oriented Big Play Hero who also plays chess!
What I didn't like about the movie:
1.
What a great summer movie, exactly one kind of summer hits: fun, engaging, entertaining, action-filled (nonstop), heroic-but-unconventional characters, violence so unbelievable that the viewer knows it is not real but pretends it is for this movie, and satisfying ending. (Oh, the other kind? Romantic and tame!)
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE is not without merit because it does have the gift of a great performance by John Travolta who can play Edna in HAIRSPRAY and turn around and play bad mouthed, gonna put a hole in ya' Charlie Wax in FROM PARIS WITH LOVE. It also has constant action, and if you like that sort of thing then you'll be rewarded with a movie that holds your interest.
Yet, when its over, you won't need to watch it again, because it isn't that kind of movie. You can't help but think throughout the movie, that some scenes were missing. Either that or Luc Besson scraped the typical plot of most action movies and decided to focus his screenplay on a subplot.
While the movie is about stopping terrorism, most of the movie is about the relationship between Charlie Wax (Travolta) & James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) & whether or not Reece has it in him to kill. Also, most of the movie is taken up by chasing down a drug ring. Eventually, toward the end of the movie, we discover the true reason why we're watching. A terrorist target.
The movie is 90 minutes of mayhem, bullets and Travolta putting holes in people or just finding creative ways to send people to the hereafter. If you're looking for a story, it is vague and you can't help but wander that Luc Besson intended that. Yet, because of that, it's a movie that is and will be easily forgotten.
Yet, when its over, you won't need to watch it again, because it isn't that kind of movie. You can't help but think throughout the movie, that some scenes were missing. Either that or Luc Besson scraped the typical plot of most action movies and decided to focus his screenplay on a subplot.
While the movie is about stopping terrorism, most of the movie is about the relationship between Charlie Wax (Travolta) & James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) & whether or not Reece has it in him to kill. Also, most of the movie is taken up by chasing down a drug ring. Eventually, toward the end of the movie, we discover the true reason why we're watching. A terrorist target.
The movie is 90 minutes of mayhem, bullets and Travolta putting holes in people or just finding creative ways to send people to the hereafter. If you're looking for a story, it is vague and you can't help but wander that Luc Besson intended that. Yet, because of that, it's a movie that is and will be easily forgotten.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Love From Paris With Love
This is a really great fun movie. John Travolta delivers as always and the story is interesting & it's the type of movie where you just get lost in the crazy adventure these guys... Read more
Published 7 days ago by A. Kessler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Movie
I love this movie. everything worked as expected and I will look forward to more movie experiences like this one.
Published 14 days ago by James Polk
5.0 out of 5 stars
great
Its almost like being back in Paris. Great action movie, that takes you onto the streets of Paris. If you aren't into Paris or Travotta its still ok.
Published 17 days ago by steve reilly
4.0 out of 5 stars
retuned prvious dvd not good quality
this movie was good also good quality thanks i am very pleased with it & your rapid service to replace the poor quality one
Published 19 days ago by Robert Sialtsis
5.0 out of 5 stars
From Paris with Love DVD
Hey, Anything with John Travolta in it is Great. I thought this was gonna be a chick flick for my wife by it's title but it ended up being both our type of Movie. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Mike
3.0 out of 5 stars
I seriously thought it was a comedy.
This one had me totally fooled. From some of the preview scenes I seriously thought it was a comedy. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Michael Sileo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie
Lots of action in this movie in a corny way. I love this movie. It's very entertaining and will keep you engrossed until the very end.
Published 25 days ago by Diajanese
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good
I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I watched this. The film didn't really meet my expectations but it didn't fail them either. It was more of a side slide. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ######
5.0 out of 5 stars
See Paris In the Spring Time
John Travoita will get the work every time and did, actoin packed moive from start to finish. Long way from " Hey Mr. Cater and The Sweat Hogs." Thanks
Published 1 month ago by Mitch
5.0 out of 5 stars
From Paris with Love
From Paris with Love. Loved John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers together! Fast action and suspense, with a little love thrown in.
Published 2 months ago by Kathy Sanfilippo
