Léon: The Professional

4.24
    Léon: The Professional
    1994

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Jean RenoLéon Montana
    • Natalie PortmanMathilda Lando
    • Gary OldmanNorman Stansfield
    • Danny AielloTony
    • Peter AppelMalky
    • Michael BadaluccoMathilda's Father
    • Ellen GreeneMathilda's Mother
    • Elizabeth RegenMathilda's Sister
    • Carl J. MatusovichMathilda's Brother
    • Eric ChallierBodyguard Chief

    Recommandations

    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      Ah, monsieur, you can lead a Frenchman to the Big Apple, but you can't make him a New Yorker -- and that's exactly what makes The Professional so fascinating.
    • 90

      Washington Post

      Oldman is the least inhibited actor of his generation, and as this deranged detective, he keeps absolutely nothing in reserve.
    • 80

      The A.V. Club

      Few action films can claim such complexities without conceding the bang-bang stuff that brings in the big money.
    • 78

      Austin Chronicle

      Besson's visuals are, as always, vibrant and decidedly European. He fills the frames with odd-angled shots and alarming riots of color that catch you off-balance.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      With some surprisingly strong character interaction, there's a lot to like about this movie, at least for those willing to look beyond all the bloodshed.
    • 70

      Time

      This is a Cuisinart of a movie, mixing familiar yet disparate ingredients, making something odd, possibly distasteful, undeniably arresting out of them. [5 Dec 1994, p. 93]
    • 63

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Besson has a natural gift for plunging into drama with a charged-up visual style.
    • 63

      The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

      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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