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From Paris With Love
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"From Paris With Love," the new action flick from "Taken" director Pierre Morel, isn't so much actively bad as it is casually generic. Bolted together from familiar parts -- the mismatched partners, the Parisian locations, the drug-dealing and plot-planning bad guys -- it feels entirely too off-the-rack to come from a city known for made-to-measure fashion. ... "From Paris With Love" tries for a ... mix of action escapism and high-minded gravitas, but the two cancel each other out more than they work together. ... Full Review
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