Movie #68: Léon: The Professional

Movie #: 68
Movie Title: Léon: The Professional
Year Released: 1994

Director: Luc Besson
Notable Cast: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello

Short Description: Mathilda, a 12-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. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: #31
Ranker.com: #64
Lifed.com: #73
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: #77
FlickChart.com: #73



Date Watched: 8/9/2016

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)

Rationale: Though good in both departments, Léon: The Professional didn't wow me like I hoped it would with story or action. It was the acting, however, that was superb and definitely the strength of the movie. Gary Oldman was only a supporting actor, but he certainly felt like the star of the movie every time he was on camera with his masterful job as a crazy, corrupt DEA agent. In addition, twelve-year-old Natalie Portman was also pretty good in her motion picture debut as an orphaned child and hitman in training. Worth watching once to say you've seen it.