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Lucy (out today) is the new film from Luc Besson. It is the stupidest film you will ever see, but that's by-the-by, what actually matters is that it contains many of the elements that we know, love and recognise as being a part of Besson's arsenal of familiar movie tropes. Yes, as a film-maker, Luc doesn't stray too far from his tried-and-tested, crowd-pleasing methods (until the end of Lucy, anyway), so to celebrate his unwillingness to deviate from the fail-safe, we thought we'd celebrate those tropes and make sure you're aware of the ten ways you know you're watching a Luc Besson film.
Oh, and when we say 'a Luc Besson film' we're talking about films he's either written or directed...
Some or all of it is set in France
See: Kiss Of The Dragon, The Family, 3 Days To Kill, The Transporter, From Paris With Love
There is a corrupt cop somewhere
See: Kiss Of The Dragon, Leon: The Professional, Taken
There is a strong female lead who is adept at shooting guns and beating up men
See: Lucy, Columbiana, Bandidas, Leon: The Professional, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Someone is doing martial arts (usually for no reason)
See: Kiss Of The Dragon, The Transporter 1-3, District 13, Unleashed
You never fear for the safety of the lead character
See: Taken, The Transporter 1-3, Kiss Of The Dragon, Unleashed, Lockout
There's a bit of parkour thrown in for good measure
See: District 13, District 13: Ultimatum, Yamakasi, Brick Mansions
There is an adult protecting a child
See: The Transporter 1 & 3, The Fifth Element (to an extent), Taken, Leon: The Professional, Lockout
There's an old dude killing people
See: Taken, Taken 2, Leon: The Professional, 3 Days To Kill, 22 Bullets (producer only)
Someone has LOADS of mascara on
See: The Transporter 2 & 3, Nikita, Kiss Of The Dragon
It has a taxi in it
See: The Fifth Element, Taxi, Taxi 2, Taxi 3, Taxi 4, Taxi (remake)
