Good enough to buy

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2003)

I *almost* saw this movie in the theater. I *almost* rented it when it was released. But, it took a week off and someone else owning the movie for me to watch it. And I was, largely, unimpressed. I came away with a great opinion of Jason, but I didn't like the lack of plot, the action sequences, the audio track. All in all, an unimpressive first viewing.
Then, I found myself thinking "I'd like to see that first car chase scene again.", Or, "why didn't i like that fight scene in the bus garage?"... and I ended up buying the movie!!!
The good: This is a straight ahead action flick with good (if not great) fight scenes, a contemporary (if poor) plot, good (if annoying) car-chase scenes. And Jason. This man rocks, and I sincerely hope he continues on to super-stardom so we get HIM with some higher-class movies. Oh, and the settings and scenery are excellent.
The bad: The girl is an annoying, bad actress who speaks so thickly I found myself wondering what she was trying to project. BUT, she's practically a thespian compared to the indistinguishable rumblings of the french police. After multiple viewings, I found myself turning on the subtitles to understand what he was saying!!
Overall, this is a FUN movie that I'm glad I added to my collection, and I expect to watch it more for the strong points!!