Best movie ever!

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Alba is a great actor and often plays very well, his performance here was mediocre but still enjoyable. As an action movie it does indeed deliver on action, the story itself however... ..is something completely different. Not only does the story show off the "amazing" Americans by saving the corrupt and incompetent French from a possible terrorist attack in Paris, the story also portrays capitalist propaganda in quite a grasping and striking way. This propaganda enters in two steps: (1) the protesters are given quite some attention and keep being labeled as purely anti-fascist to show that they are indeed good guys, the moment they actually charge the police lines and break through is nearly euphoric; (2) then however enters the second step which pretty much annuls the former by showing us that we indeed may protest but the money that is accumulated by banks and the elite is not ours to take, we may not steal from them as it are their own 'rightful' assets. The French policemen have come to the desperate decision to take the money from the federal reserve as their group was failed by the administration after the loss of 2 team members during a previous operation. They wanted to get even as they felt undervalued and disrespected, now whose fault is that? We can be mad and we may be upset about the inequality or the insane amounts of accumulation over our own backs, but we better not dare to take it back. We may enter the lobby of a bank, shouting and protesting, the vault however is off-limits.

Here it is, just what you've been waiting for - another mindless action no-brainer about a one-man army who takes on overwhelming numbers of baddies on both sides of the law! Every cast member is subject to excessively brutal bashings where all but the unimportant elements just pick themselves up and move on to the next impossible situation. The only character who gets to show any real emotion, Zoe (played by Charlotte Le Bon), stands out from the rest - others are simply one dimensional comic book cut-outs. Good sets and some high-end action are wasted within an inane script and overall treatment - with more shells fired than would be used in a full blown Iranian confrontation. The obviously sensationalistic (and foolish) naked lady opening also did nothing to help. Those who are used to watching cheap TV series' might be easily lulled into thinking there's anything worth giving time to here. In fact, it's reminiscent of a Pilot for TV.

And no I'm not talking about a river. The charisma and screen presence Idris Elba projects is amazing. He can throw shades, have a stare-down and just generally make you do things without saying much. If someone like this is on the hunt to get you ... well you better run fast. But this is not just a chase movie. This has unfortunately some roots in reality with its terrorist attack theme.This is something that is hard to stomach and might be too much for some to view, in light of things that did happen in Paris or anywhere else in the world for that matter. But if you can blend that out and just accept this as entertainment and a movie, you will get a suspenseful story, that is intriguing and decent enough to watch

Contrived. Boring. The French to English subtitle translations are heavily Americanized, French don't speak the way this movie shows because it was made to fit the audienceSome scenes where Idris is running or fighting it's easy to see as his interview fir a possible Bond role. The story is not cohesive, zero intrigue, poor acting, and an over attempt to play to current topics make this a disjointed story. It tries to compensate fir lack of substance by faster action and a handful of too-clever moments. There are hundreds of questions and very few answers. My best guess is the movie was made to showcase Elba. He is pitted against the French CIA or some similar agency with moderately witty dialog. The same story of the solo American who is better than the entire foreign department of spies. Skip the movies