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Léon: The Professional
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Release : | 1994 |
Rating : | 8.5 |
Studio : | Columbia Pictures, Gaumont, Les Films du Dauphin, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Art Direction, |
Cast : | Jean Reno Natalie Portman Gary Oldman Danny Aiello Peter Appel |
Genre : | Drama Action Crime |
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Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
I usually don't like stylish action movies but this one is different. The film catches viewer's complete attention in just 25 minutes. After that , the storyline proceeds gradually . Till end we develop a kind of love for that character Leon(Or maybe pity on Mathilda) . It is a character whose death hurted me the most . While watching , I was praying for this life . All characters are written very well. Whole film is well written , well directed and brilliantly acted. But , this film left some questions unanswered.First question is about Gary Oldman's character (Stanfield). How does he enjoy so much power in New York police . He is in drug department and not in the police. Second and even bigger question , who were the people that they killed during the practice. Were they normal people , very unlikely . But if they were enemies , how was stansfield unaware of it. Even if I ignore these points , this film still is not perfect . Middle part of the movie was a little boring . All that happened is Mathilda confessed her love for Leon . Don't know how many times . So much time is wasted on this rather than building some storyline. Overall an entertaining film.
It's great movie for ever and I love it from beginning to end
This movie caught me way off guard in theaters back in 1994, and it impressed me even more again on a rewatch. Luc Besson's greatest film, and this, from someone who was obsessed with The Big Blue and watched it way too many times.Gary Oldman, in what is probably his most evil and fascinating character, Natalie Portman slaying us all in her film debut and Jean Reno's best role ever. What more could you want?Hypnotic and emotional, action packed and brutal, sweet and beautiful.Éric Serra provides the score, and it reminds me so much of his score for Goldeneye, which I had not yet seen yet back when I first saw The Professional. He even wrote a song for The Professional end credits that got cut in favor of a Sting song, which wound up used in the Goldeneye end credits, "The Experience of Love."
Great action and drama unfolding by the minute but for me the star of this movie is Natalie Portman who in my opinion gives a sublime performance as a young girl - impeccable acting! Great story, Jean Reno in fine form and a must see for Gary Oldman fans!