La Femme Nikita

    La Femme Nikita
    1990

    Synopsis

    A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.

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    Cast

    • Anne ParillaudNikita / Marie Clément
    • Jean-Hugues AngladeMarco
    • Tchéky KaryoBob
    • Jean RenoVictor, the "cleaner"
    • Marc DuretRico
    • Jeanne MoreauArmande
    • Patrick FontanaCoyotte
    • Roland BlancheInterrogation Cop
    • Jacques BoudetThe Pharmacist
    • Jean BouiseThe Embassy Attaché

    Recommendations

    • 90

      The New Republic

      The making of the film is so slick, the acting so exceptional, that we find ourselves trapped - caring about what happens to the three principals. [6 May 1991, p.26]
    • 88

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Surprisingly touching.
    • 75

      Entertainment Weekly

      It's like "The Terminator" as reimagined by the editors of French Vogue.
    • 67

      Austin Chronicle

      Obviously, there's something going on here but I'm not convinced Besson knows what it is.
    • 63

      The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

      Always stylish and occasionally thrilling and never thoughtful.
    • 50

      USA Today

      Disappointing. [6 Mar 1991, Life, p.9D]
    • 40

      Washington Post

      Parillaud is expressive but rather mundane. She's best at playing sullen, but there are so many French actresses who specialize in this particular talent -- the French have mastered the apathetic pout -- that she seems generic.
    • 25

      San Francisco Chronicle

      The picture, for all its slickness and style, is empty, empty-headed and emotionally false… [It] has no more depth than "Pretty Woman" and occupies the same moral landscape. [5 Apr 1991, Daily Datebook, p.E11]

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