Wasabi

This inconsequential action picture, which suggests THE PROFESSIONAL (1994) played for laughs, zips along like a hyperactive video game and adds up to absolutely nothing. But Jean Reno's grizzled toughness and Riyoko Hirosue's kawaii charm are a winning combination. French cop Hubert Fiorentini (Reno) is persona non grata at the station house, thanks to his Dirty Harry antics while apprehending a gang of cross-dressing bank robbers — and it doesn't help that he punched out the police chief's snotty son in the process. Hubert's boss suggests some time off, and it's not really a suggestion. This edict coincides with Hubert's receipt of a letter from ...