From Paris With Love (3/10)

This is a very old way of storytelling. It could have worked a decade ago but certainly not now. Luc Besson's story really needed some fresh ideas because everything, from the characters down to the burger in the brown bag, was unoriginal.This movie was more like it was written for John Travolta so that he could have some fun. And probably only Travolta had fun. Jonathan Rhys Meyers was emotionally vapid. I haven't seen enough of him to judge his acting capabilities but here he looked really bad. Wait, he actually looked good with that trench coat but his acting was bad. Although that final scene at the airport with that ridiculous looking tight jeans, everything was bad. But I have to credit his command of Mandarin. It wasn't all there but he sounded really convincing.Honestly, I just don't see the point of this movie. Why make something which has been overly done? It's Lethal Weapon all over again. But worse. There's no continuity, there's no logic. The car chase scene made no sense when they had to see who was in the car and achieved that easier than shooting it with a bazooka.And Travolta just can't convince me he could move that fast, putting down 5 thugs in a matter of seconds. I'm not buying it.