James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) é o assistente pessoal do embaixador americano na França e leva uma vida pacata e confortável em Paris. Seu sonho é se tornar um agente da CIA, onde poderia ter mais ação ao realizar seu trabalho. Sua vida muda quando é designado como o novo parceiro de Charlie Wax (John Travolta), que precisa deter um ataque terrorista. A partir de então Charlie guia James em uma perseguição pelo submundo parisiense, para cumprir sua missão.
I just saw this movie on Netflix. I usually really - and I mean _really_ like these French Canal+ co-production movies. But I guess this one is the exception to the rule.
It starts of great and then it just gets... violent for no apparent reason; "I did it 4 the lulz" Don't get me wrong, I love guys with guns and all the violence that comes with it. But this seemed senseless.
Or so it seemed. But that end (that last.... half hour?), that was unexpected. Never saw it coming.
This is my second time seeing this, first time since it was released on Blu-ray back when, and although it's not a great action-thriller and maybe under a more capable director could have been, but I still enjoyed it especially for John Travolta while John Rhsy-Meyers was a bit milk toast, though guess you need that type of person opposite Travolta. **3.5/5**
