At the Movies with Fatwayne

Oh boy, do I have memories of John Travolta going back to his sweathog days as Vinnie Barbarino and then his disco persona as the ever so cool Tony Manero followed by the ever so greasy Danny Zuko. He has certainly amassed quite a body of work with characters who can be worlds apart from each other (like Terl from Battlefield Earth). John  has quite a different look in this film as he goes bald with a goatee. It’s a good look for him and it certainly compliments his character who is an “over the top” CIA field operative named Charlie Wax. Charlie’s moniker should be the “Waxer” since he disposes of so many terrorist in this movie that a one point his partner tells him that he is averaging one killing an hour that day.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays an office type operative who would love to get an assignment in the field just like Charlie Wax. We all should watch what we wish for because this is what ultimately happens to Meyers character, James Reese. His new partner and his methods are quite unorthodox not to mention extremely dangerous. All of this is quite different than what Reese was expecting and it is evident that there is a learning curve here! The comedy comes to play when Wax goes about doing his job and training Reese at the same time. Charlie gets a kick out of seeing  James go about his on the job training and mostly getting his butt kicked and then ultimately saved by the veteran agent.

Paris is great to look at for the most part. We get to see all of the familiar sights as well as their version of the ghetto. If you are looking for action, this movie is chock full of it. If a buddy movie is your cup of tea, you should enjoy this one. There is also romance, intrigue and betrayal to keep things moving.

John Travolta proves once again that he can handle the action genre quite admirably. This man is a complete actor who is at home with comedy, dancing, singing (well almost!) and action with equal aplomb. I liked this movie and I am hopeful that you will to.

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