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.
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realises that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.
Quick Stats
6.4
TMDB Rating
2,382
Votes
1h 32m
Runtime
$52.0M
Budget
$52.8M
Box Office
102%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorPierre Morel
WriterAdi Hasak
CinematographySusie Allnutt
ComposerVincent Cosson
EditorAnne Delacour
Production DesignOlivier Nguyen
Produced by
M6M6 FilmsTPS StarGrive ProductionsEuropaCorpApipoulaï Prod
Where to Watch
Streaming
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Critics & Reviews
2 featuredThis 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**
Cast
John Travolta
Charlie Wax
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
James Reece
Kasia Smutniak
Caroline
Richard Durden
Ambassador Bennington
Bing Yin
M. Wong
Amber Rose Revah
Nichole
Éric Godon
Foreign Minister
F
François Bredon
The Thug
Chems Dahmani
Rashid
Sami Darr
The Pimp
J
Julien Hagnery
Chinese Punk
Mostéfa Stiti
Dir Yasin
Rebecca Dayan
Foreign Minister's Aide
Michaël Vander-Meiren
Airport Security Official
Didier Constant
Customs Official
