From Paris With Love

Published on November 25, 2009 by Martyn Conterio · View Comments

from-pairs-with-love-header Since his career resurrection in 1994, John Travolta’s hits have dried up a great deal. He’s still A-list, but he’s coasting on past successes. Could Luc Besson and Pierre Morel be providing him with a new hit? From Paris With Love, judging from the excellent trailer, looks set to give Travolta a needed boost. Even the poster looks great!

Travolta (with shaved head and goatee) teams up with Jonathan Rhys Meyers for an action-comedy in which two CIA operatives cause destruction and mayhem in the city of lights (to stop a terrorist attack!) Written by French cinema icon Besson and directed by Taken’s Pierre Morel, this looks like breezy, good fun. Since quitting the directing lark, Besson has made a name for himself writing and producing action flicks with a strong French flavour. The Transporter series and last year’s kick-ass Taken have provided international cinema with a new sub genre: French action flicks!

There was trouble during the production of From Paris With Love. Locals rioted causing the location-heavy shoot to high-tail it out of there. Travolta and company escaped unharmed. From Paris with Love is released in February 2010.