I was looking forward to seeing this film, especially as it had one of my favourite actors, Idris Elba and the director was James Watkins of Eden Lake fame. The film is set in Paris on the eve of Bastille Day and the plot for the film, while not being novel, was good with several twists and involved a covert CIA team trying to catch a supposed terrorist bomber, who happened to be American. However, why have 3 three main members of the CIA team played by British actors and why have the supposed American terrorist also played by a British actor. I know Hollywood is full of non-Americans playing American roles, but the poor accents made it hard to take the film seriously. It would have been far better if it had been the British security service and a British supposed terrorist. I suspect the American theme was done with a view to the American cinema market. Worth a watch if you have nothing else to watch, but don't expect anything special.
Review of Bastille Day
