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Rating: 1/10 (11 February 2009)

After seeing the high IMDb rating of this film and reading some reviews, last night I watched this film with a friend of mine in the local theater.
1- Well, I think this movie deserves a 3 or 4 tops. I cannot understand why some people compare it with Bourne or even James Bond. Here goes my one star to balance the rating!
2- If you like a clichéd film, with a story as deep as a spoon of water with many plot holes, this movie is right for you!
3- The reason why I gave this film one star instead of zero is that there are actually some good acting in the film. Also zero star is not an option on IMDb, YET!
4- In case you are attracted to the movie because of the name of Luc Besson as the writer, I should warn you that he is not the same Luc Besson who wrote the masterpiece "Leon". He is another person after he apparently did a whole brain transplant a while ago!
5- Some say (actually I read it in one of the comments here) that Luc Besson wanted to fool the American audience and get away with the money!
6- What's up with that 17-year-old girl acting and running around like pre-elementary children all the time?
7- Why are the girls kidnapped just 10 minutes after they arrive in France? Why does the father find all bad people only one minute after he decides to chase them? You know, this kind of exaggeration ruins the film for me!
8- I expect that a spy (even a retired one) have some high-tech devices not just a SONY tape recorder and a walkie talkie!
9- In the scene when father is on the phone with her about-to-be-kidnapped daughter, Why doesn't he ask her to lock the door and call the police? yeah, I know. The French police probably doesn't care about the safety of an American girl. In fact they are probably busy helping out the Albanian gang that rule in Paris!
10- Why isn't the girl even a little bit sad about her friend who was raped and died?
One friendly suggestion for those people who described the action scenes in this film as "jaw dropping": You may want to see a "jaw" doctor!
OK, here ends my comment. Have a good day!