From Paris with Love
Short description
James Reese works as an aide to the American ambassador in Paris, a comfortable post he uses to run small errands for the CIA. He longs to be a real field agent, and he gets his chance when he is paired with Charlie Wax, a blunt operative sent to Paris for a high-risk assignment. Wax pursues drug traffickers and a terrorist plot with methods that leave Reese longing for his desk, and the violence soon reaches into Reese's own life, forcing him to rely on his unpredictable partner.
Pierre Morel directed the film, his third feature after District B13 and Taken, from a screenplay by Adi Hasak. John Travolta plays Wax and Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Reese, with Kasia Smutniak, Richard Durden, Bing Yin and Amber Rose Revah among the credited cast of 24; India Osborne produced. Made for about 52 million dollars, it took in roughly 53 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.4 from over 120,000 votes, on TMDB 6.5 from a few thousand, while a critics' rating of 4.7 from 162 reviews places it below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- “Mrs. Jones” is a modified version of the SIG-Sauer P226 X-Five pistol, manufactured in Switzerland.
- After the destruction of the laboratory, the hero played by John Travolta eats a “Royale with Cheese,” which is a clear reference to the film *Pulp Fiction* (1994).
- The car chase scene was filmed on a new section of highway near the city of Annecy, which hadn’t even been opened yet. In most shots, it’s noticeable that there is no oncoming traffic, which could, in principle, be explained by the road being closed due to the arrival of a representative of another state.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
