| Leon - The Professional (Deluxe Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Luc Besson
Actors: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  439 reviews
Sales Rank: 5070
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 110
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: COLD09858D
ISBN: 1404972927
UPC: 043396098589
EAN: 9781404972926
ASIN: B0006GVJEE
Theatrical Release Date: November 18, 1994
Release Date: January 11, 2005
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Product Description
Professional assassin leon reluctantly takes care of 12-year-old mathilda a neighbor whose parents are killed and teaches her his trade. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Gary Oldman Natalie Portman Run time: 133 minutes Rating: R
Amazon.com
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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 Even the US version is "professional"-- November 23, 2008
3 out of 14 found this review helpful
Jean Reno as "The Professional" brings to film a killer version of a man who is hesitant about life and rigid about relationships. That the movie comes under the guise of a hitman, or cleaner as Leon calls himself, is merely the dressing for the real story--the relationship between Leon and Matilda.
Matilda is the 12-year-old daughter of a scumbag, small-time drug dealer, who has little control of himself, eases his frustrations through his hot wife and against his young daughter, Matilda. She is supposed to be in boarding school and out of the way when a DEA officer comes for his cocaine or retribution. Gary Oldman is the agent with his staff of crooked cops and dope dealers. Matilda escapes murder when her neighbor, Leon, takes her in.
Natalie Portman as Matilda is pubescent and childishly provocative in an unintentional way. Their relationship deepens as he trains Matilda in the craft of "cleaning." Trust buds. His heart, so closed, much like Silas Marner, gradually opens to Matilda's openness, much like Eppie's. The difference is, of course, the time period. Silas and Eppie had a father-daughter relationship because it was merry ole England in the Victorian Period. Leon and Matilda live in the Italian area of New York--he is a killer, she is the daughter of a drug dealer. Boundaries are much less strict.
Even though Leon always remains fatherly toward Matilda, given time, that stance may have changed, and probably would to the satisfaction of them both. But that Lolita position never arrived because the Oldman character intervened.
The story with all its corruption of character, hardness of heart, violence to the max, ends in a pastoral-like scene. Matilda is rooted.
 3 1/2 stars - Good but Overated October 26, 2008
I saw all the "best movie" reviews and bought it. I was let down as although it is good, it is far from best in my book. The acting performances are what make the movie. Reno and Portman really bring life to a very improbable relationship, and it is heartwarming in spots.
Beyond that the movie lost credibility almost from the start with the over-the-top action. This was supposed to be in NY. The opening assassination scene is ridiculous. Machine gun fire goes on for ten minutes, yet there are no cops, no neighbors. Reno seemingly can be in two places at once, crawling through ceilings and scaling multiple floors, and a crack shot of course, while others are blind. And escape is never a problem. This goes on in every action scene and isn't credible. The action in the DEA office is a joke. And Gary Oldman's character belongs in a Batman movie.
That wouldn't be bad if the rest of the movie wasn't trying for realism. They are trying to show a real relationcship developing under these circumstances. And they do. But it suffers under the weight of the cartoon action.
leon-the professional (uncut) September 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ama a fan of this movie. When i saw an uncut version i just had to ceck it out.The story of the emotions of the little girl.was well done.
My husband loved it! August 16, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this for my husband because it is one of his favorite movies. He gives thumbs up on the flick and the special features. He was also impressed with the price because it was cheaper than he found it elsewhere.
Leon:Still great after all these years July 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having not seen this movie for a number of years it was refreshing to find that it still packs a punch. Gary Oldman in one of his better roles as the 'baddie' and an excellant performance by Natalie Portman. The opening 'Hit' where Leon imerges from, and then disappers into the showdows is still to be surpassed. Well worth a look - if you can find it!!
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