Hollywood icon and Pulp Fiction star John Travolta
joins forces with Mission: Not possible star Jonathan Rhys Meyers and the director and author behind the Liam Neeson motion film hit Taken, Pierre Morel and Luc Besson, respectively, for the motion thriller From Paris with Love
, which is all set to land on free streaming. This story of a CIA rookie who’s partnered with a gun-toting veteran spy could have been largely panned upon launch, however is price a re-examination when it streams without spending a dime in 2025.
Helmed by Pierre Morel, written by Adi Hasak, and based mostly on a narrative by Luc Besson, From Paris with Love reached simply 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences slightly extra enamored at 54%. “Although not with out its charms — chief amongst them John Travolta’s endearingly over-the-top efficiency — From Paris with Love is just too muddled and disjointed to fulfill,” the critics’ consensus reads. You’ll be able to choose the “rotten” motion thriller when it hits Tubi
on January 1. Within the meantime, try the official synopsis under.
“James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has an excellent job as an envoy’s help in France, however his actual ardour is a aspect gig, working in a minor position within the CIA. He would like to be a full-fledged agent and may’t imagine his luck when he lands an project with Charlie Wax (John Travolta). Set off-happy Charlie quickly has James crying for his desk job, however when he learns that the identical guys they’re attempting to catch are after him, James realizes that Charlie could also be his solely hope of survival.”
John Travolta & Pierre Morel Have been Hoping From Paris With Love Would Spawn an Motion Franchise
On the time, which was now greater than a decade in the past in 2021, star John Travolta and director Pierre Morel had hoped that From Paris with Love would spark a brand new motion film franchise. “You don’t get the same old postcard image,” Morel mentioned in an interview with NJ. “Each film from a international manufacturing, they shoot the identical issues. I stay in Paris, so I don’t even discover the Eiffel Tower anymore. Paris is a type of large cities with its grittiness. It’s soiled, it’s not that a lot enjoyable. All large cities — London, New York — all of them have a darkish aspect.” Travolta, in the meantime, was very a lot on board with returning and heading off to new areas in a number of sequels.
“We might do, ‘From London With Love,’ ‘From Prague With Love.’ This is among the solely motion pictures that I might get pleasure from as a franchise. I’m not an enormous sequel particular person, however this one I might love.”
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- Launch Date
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February 17, 2010
- Runtime
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92minutes