An epic 'Professional Hitman' movie. "No women, no children" (Leon (DVD))

Member Name: chiefo

Product:	Leon (DVD)
Date:	16/05/09 (19 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Picture/Audio are fantastic. Story, characters are well developed. Funny.

Disadvantages: None.

Released in 1995 Léon is one of those films that somehow slipped under the radar the first time. It is one of my all time favourite movies. The cast isn't big which is great because it gives most screen time on the stars. They are perfect in their roles, Jean Reno as 'Léon', Gary Oldman as 'Stansfield', and Natalie Portman as 'Mathilda'.

I think the actors were perfect in their roles and chosen well. The movie gave them enough screen time for you to see them develop their personalities. They also improvised which saw some unique qualities being brought to us.

The plot revolves around a professional assassin, a drug deal, revenge, and corrupt cops. Without ruining the story I'll just talk about a few of things I liked about the DVD. First of all the characters, you feel for them all and want to see how it ends. It is an action film without being an action film in the usual tradition. There is a lot of drama and even a touch of romance.

Even though the movie is over one and a half hours you will be surprised at how quickly it ends, 'time flies when you are having fun' springs to mind.
The weapons that get used are fantastic, the story is well developed, the filming is paced just how it should be. Well worth watching and owning. Simply superb with no faults.

5 out of 5.

Summary: The story of a man who lived for nothing, then that changed!! What a movie. Superb.