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DVD Leon - The Professional (Deluxe Edition)
Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) made his American directorial debut with this stylized thriller about a French hit man (Jean Reno) who takes in an American girl (Natalie Portman) being pursued by a corrupt killer cop (Gary Oldman). Oldman is a little more unhinged than he should be, but there is something genuinely irresistible about the story line and the relationship between Reno and Portman. Rather than cave in to the cookie-cutter look and feel of American action pictures, Besson brings a bit of his glossy style from French hits La Femme Nikita and Subway to the production, and the results are refreshing even if the bullets and explosions are awfully familiar. --Tom Keogh
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An excellent thriller
Leon: The Professional is a splendid thriller with some of the best acting in a while. It has Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) giving his directorial debut and Natalie Portman making her actorial debut. First off, let me tell you that it isn't an action movie like Blockbuster says it is. No, it's a touching drama that can turn into an action movie or thriller in an instant.
It has Jean Reno staring as Leon, a hitman, the best of his kind. He lives in an apartment building and his room is accross from little Mathilda (Natalie Portman), a 12 year old girl who is abused by her parents. That is soon to change though. An insane killer cop (Gary Oldman) literally whipes out her whole family because of some drugs. Mathilda is devastated..not for her parents but for her little brother. She moves in with Leon and they bond. Leon teaches her how to "clean" (kill people) and she teaches him how to read, cook, etc.. These moments are the best..the interaction between Leon and her. Splendid to watch.
The movie is a sad tale of love and war..a wonderful thriller...or drama..or action...
The acting is amazing notably by Gary Oldman who steals the show. He is in my opinion the best secondary actor of all time and his savage attitude and his darkly comic moments add so much to this movie.
The score is fantastic with a great beath that goes along with the flow of the movie. Now for the end. The ending is awesome packing action a plenty and for guys, it's just really cool. The last part with the plant is touching and a great conclusion and this movie is a definite success..and one of my faves. So, please watch this genius movie with everything be it drama, comedy, action, suspense and a GENIUS cast.
Finally found it.
I looked in the local stores for this for a long time. I rented it when it was first released and thought it was a real sleeper.
My daughter suggested I try Amazon and voila! There it was. I was not disapointed. It was as good as I remembered.
A Tale of an Assassin and His Apprentice
I grew up with the short American version that cut out about 1/4 of the film at least and I still thought the movie was awesome. It's a classic tale of an Assassin that doesn't have a care in the world, he just lives, kills, eats, sleeps and repeats process. Until one day he finds something to care about and it turns his world upside down.
The acting is superb, Natalie Portman is just creepy as a 12-year old girl that grew up waaay too fast in a broken-down home. Her dramtic rantings, while over the top, are quite fascinating and downright funny to watch. I swear, I still can't look at her the same in Star Wars with her awesome outfits after watching the International Version of Leon a few months ago.
I also love all of Jean Reno's acting; he always plays a foreigner and a rather calm character, which makes him quite the action hero from Godzilla to Ronin to Mission Impossible. He did a great job as the emotionally confused assassin.
Gary Oldan is VERY creepy in Leon as the disgruntled DIA agent gone seriously wrong. I watched Batman Begins a while ago and his character as the "good cop" just wasn't right because I know him as the detective from Leon. See how much an impact this movie has on my future movie viewings? This should be a hint as to how this movie stays with you.
The story (as mentioned before) is quite an original and classic tale. It gets really funny when Portman's character learns the art of being a "cleaner." I only wish they made more room for a sequel.
I love the uncut international version since it's longer and more intriging. Thanks to Amazon, I was able to find it since they really don't sell them in your mainstream movie stores unless you wanna fork over a large amount of coin. Thanks amazon!
All in all, a 97%
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