The Professional
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Takes its viewers on a bouncing high-wire act between intense violence and sugar-sweet tenderness, with some light-hearted comedy along the way.
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert. Besson has a natural gift for plunging into drama with a charged-up visual style. Variety - Lisa Nesselson.
Ratings and Reviews
Widescreen lensing favors tight close-ups, and multiple shoot-'em-ups are edited with panache. Lacks the sexy elan of "La Femme Nikita" and suffers from infinitely worse culture shock. C18] Read full review. This movie is soo amazing! It's in the top in my list of favorites movies, and I think that is one of the best movies of all times. I saw it like times haha and it always surprise me. WalterKovacs Dec 26, The scenes in this film are so well done it makes for one of my top ten films. The performances are amazing and intense.
Léon: The Professional (French: Léon), titled Leon in the UK (and originally titled The Professional in the US and Australia), is a English-language French. Mathilda, a year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade. Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman.
It is a great film for anyone, a definite must see. Daye Feb 4, A film to learn from. The Professional was a very good movie. Since I saw this after The Family, I didn't know what to expect, but it actually turned out to be a good movie. AlvaradoKTA Jun 6, I loved this movie before I even watched it. Leon is French-produced, meaning you wont see any of Hollywood's cliches.
Leon's not some undefeatable 6th sensed assassin.
Instead he is human with emotions who cares for the world he lives in, he just has an immoral "profession". You can I loved this movie before I even watched it. You can understand his decisions and begin to care for him and the girl.
Club - Joshua Klein. In , director Olivier Megaton told reporters that he and Besson used the script for Mathilda as the basis for Colombiana , a film about a young cleaner played by Zoe Saldana. Only true love give meaning to our lives: Tommy Hollis as Policeman. While most of the interior footage was shot in France, the rest of the film was shot on location in New York. Besson has a natural gift for plunging into drama with a charged-up visual style.
I even started caring for the plant Leon keeps. His relationship with the girl also really grows on you.
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A classic of the 90s, I recently revisited this film, and it still has the same impact. The chemistry between Mathilde and Leon is palpable if a little creepy at times, from her point of view. As we follow Leon's change as he takes Mathilde under his wing, we are witness to probably the A classic of the 90s, I recently revisited this film, and it still has the same impact. As we follow Leon's change as he takes Mathilde under his wing, we are witness to probably the greatest roles played by the three main-players - Jean Reno at his easy best, Natalie Portman as one of the best child actors of all time, and Gary Oldman He was at his best when he played villains.
Season 7 Black Lightning: Season 2 DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 4 Doctor Who: Season 11 The Flash: Season 5 This Is Us: Season 3 Saturday Night Live: Season 4 The Walking Dead: Weekend Box Office Results: View All Videos 1. View All Photos As visually stylish as it is graphically violent, this thriller directed by Luc Besson concerns Mathilda Natalie Portman , a year-old girl living in New York City who has been exposed to the sordid side of life from an early age: Mathilda doesn't much care for her parents, but she has a close bond with her four-year-old brother.
One day, she returns from running an errand to discover that most of her family, including her brother, have been killed in a raid by corrupt DEA agents, led by the psychotic Stansfield Gary Oldman. Mathilda takes refuge in the apartment of her secretive neighbor, Leon Jean Reno , who takes her in with a certain reluctance. She discovers that Leon is a professional assassin, working for Tony Danny Aiello , a mob kingpin based in Little Italy.
However, an affection develops between Leon and Mathilda that changes his outlook on his life and career. Besson's first American film boasted a strong performance from Jean Reno, a striking debut by Natalie Portman, and a love-it-or-hate-it, over-the-top turn by Gary Oldman.
The Professional in Jean Reno as Leon. Gary Oldman as Stansfield. Natalie Portman as Mathilda. Danny Aiello as Tony. Peter Appel as Malky. Michael Badalucco as Mathilda's Father. Ellen Greene as Mathilda's Mother. Elizabeth Regen as Mathilda's Sister.
Matusovich as Mathilda's Brother. Carl John Matusovich as Mathilda's Brother. Glascoe as Stansfield's Man. Jessie Keosian as Old Lady.
Frank Senger as Fatman. Stuart Rudin as Leon's Taxi Driver. Kent Broadhurst as Policeman. Tommy Hollis as Policeman. Peter Linari as Security Man. Betty Miller as Orphanage Headmistress.
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Joseph Malerba as Stairway Swat. Butler as Important Jogger. Randy Pearlstein as Security Guard. Jernard Burks as Stansfield's Man. George Martin as Receptionist.
Léon: The Professional
Robert La Sardo as Client 1. Mario Todisco as Tony's Barber. June 4, Rating: The Professional is strictly amateur-hour. June 4, Full Review…. November 5, Full Review….