Good action movie

Rating: 8/10 (2 February 2010)

The plot is simple: teen-aged daughter of former spy is kidnapped while on a trip to France; he goes and finds her not without killing, maiming and generally beating the hell out of dozens of people in the process.
Now I could spend hours talking about the bad stuff in this movie: all characters in this movie are one-dimensional and predictable and it is no cinema master piece. It is full of clichés and stereotypes, some of which related to race or nationalities. There are plenty of vengeful, feel-good, full of that 'evil sense of justice' that evoke primal emotions (basically, every time the father beats up a 'bad guy' to ensure he gets to his daughter). So there, a paragraph was enough.
Having said all that, this is a great action movie. The descent into Paris' underworld; the easiness with which the 'hero' of the movie moves into and out of it; the not-so-over-the-top fight scenes; and the overall sense of accomplishment in the end, all make up for a terrific couple of hours.