Jean Reno plays a detective in the French police force. His methods are "hit first, then hit again then hit some more, then arrest those left standing". Quite predictably he is suspended from work and as he wonders what to do for the next 60 days, he learns that an old flame in Tokyo has died naming him as the sole beneficiary in her will. Once in Japan, he meets his daughter, who doesn't think much of him and appears to be unaware that he is her biological father. As he tries to bond with her, he examines the facts behind her mother's death and begins to suspect that it was no accident.
To be honest the best part is the Wasabi scene from which the film takes its name. It is genuinely funny if somewhat predictable. But then the whole film is predictable throughout. It's a shame because Reno is an iconic actor with some major films under his belt. Anyway the kids will like it because of the cartoonesque, over the top, harmless violence.
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