Leon (DVD) Reviews

Leon is not just an assassin; he's a loner and a perfectionist - and it is no coincidence that, when there's a "job" to be done in the Italian Quarter, he's the man they ask for. He lives a life of few possessions, flitting from one seedy apartment block to another with just the tools of his trade and his cherished pot-plant for company. ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Leon is a classic action film and one of the very best and most exciting films of the 1990s. It also shot Luc Besson to fame and made him the proponent of the "Cinema du Look" movement, which was a reaction to what he felt was the pretentious and needlessly ...  Read the complete review

Leon is a 1994 crime/drama directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Nikita) starring Gary Oldman, Jean Reno and Natalie Portman. It follows the story of a 12-year-old girl named Mathilda (Portman) whose family is murdered at the hands of a drug-addicted, corrupt DEA Agent (Oldman) due to a cocaine problem. Mathilda seeks refuge from the DEA ...  Read the complete review

Leon is an extraordinary showcase of character study in film. Lead by Natalie Portman and Jean Reno, the film explores the life of a dedicated hitman and a young girl with an unstable home life. After losing her entire family, Leon reluctantly takes Mathilda in and questionably teachers her the foundations of being a "cleaner" ...  Read the complete review

Leon (also known as The Professional) is a story of a hit man who becomes the guardian and friend of a child called Mathilda. Jean Reno plays the New York based professional contract killer Leon, who works for a mobster only referred to as "Big Tony" played by Danny Aiello. At the start of the film we see Leon performing a ...  Read the complete review

I watched this film after having put it on my lovefilm list quite a while ago (I think after seeing it in a list of best films or the like). I knew it was about an assassin but knew very little else and wow I was very surprised to find this film to be the best film I have watched in quite some time. The story of this film centers ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Leon, a reclusive hitman, reluctantly 'adopts' twelve year old Mathilda after her family are killed. He begins to teach her the ropes of being an assassin, before putting into action a plot to avenge the death of her family. IS IT ANY GOOD: There's something about hit-men that is extremely alluring to me, ...  Read the complete review

Leon's plotline could probably be sued under the Trades Description Act. Its hitman character probably pulls people in the hope of lots of Hollywood style violence, murder and mayhem. What they probably don't expect to find is a touching tale encompassing a rather unconventional love story. Despite this potential mis-match between expectation and ...  Read the complete review

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Patrice Ledoux Writer: Luc Besson Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman and Danny Aiello This French directed action/drama movie was released toward the end of 1994 and was a simple tale of a quiet man who happened upon the wrong place at the wrong time. **BRIEF ...  Read the complete review

Film review: Leon is quite simply one of the greatest films ever made (up there with The Godfather, Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects etc), a great example of how great cinema can be when everything works out well - great acting, great cinematography, great story. However the theatrical release was somewhat flawed ...  Read the complete review

leon is about an immigrant hitman called leon [john reno] who lives in new york and is working for a mob boss, and matilda a 12 year old [natalie portman] and a bent cop stansfield [gary oldman] matildas father is a drug dealer who lives in the same apartment as leon and leon occasionly talks to her one day whilst matilda is out her famly is ...  Read the complete review

This by far has to be the best film Luc Besson has directed, although "La Femme Nikita" was a good film, nothing can go close to the superb and wonderful "Leon" i first remember watching this film some ten years ago, when i myself was as young as Natalie Portman was, and from the moment i watched it i loved it. The film has a ...  Read the complete review

This a Region 2 (PAL) DVD review of the 1994 film ‘Leon’ (also known as ‘Léon’ outside the UK, or alternatively ‘The Professional’ or ‘The Cleaner’). The DVD was released in the UK in May 2000. As far as I can tell this is the only DVD Region 2 version available of the film. I would describe the film as a Thriller. Leon is directed by ...  Read the complete review

Leon must be one of the most strangely beautiful films ever made, strewn as it is with bullet-riddled corpses, family dysfunction and ambiguous relationships between young girls and assassins. It begins with Luc Besson’s idiosyncratic pan over water (see his previous films) up to an almost canvas-like picture of New York in summer that sums up the ...  Read the complete review

IF you want a film chock-full of thrills ‘n’ spills, but that doesn’t forsake its art-house sensibilities, look no further than 1994’s Leon: The Professional. Set in New York City, the movie deftly combines film-noir touches with pure, unadulterated enjoyment, assaulting the senses while also packing a cerebral punch. Written ...  Read the complete review

Starring: Jean Reno Natalie Portman Gary Oldman Directed by Luc Besson. The Plot A young twelve-year old girl's family is murdered by a physcotic DEA agent (played by Gary Oldman) and the only way for her to stay out of trouble is too seek refuge in her neighbour 'Leon's appartment. Leon (played by ...  Read the complete review

If you enjoy action films such as the Terminator, The Rock, Behind Enemy Lines and so forth, then you may not enjoy Leon. Not that I'm saying it's a bad action film; far from it. However, it's an action film with an extremely engaging and emotional plot line that can be enjoyed by your average action-flick enthusiast as well as those ...  Read the complete review

One of my favorites of all time it didn't get much noise when it first came out and I took it out on video on recommendation. Now its out on DVD and a great DVD it is. Leon (Jean Reno) is a hit man in New York; he is cold calculated and lives as a recluse. One day his neighbor a drugs dealer tries to stretch the cocaine he sells and ...  Read the complete review

It maybe hard to believe but last night was the first time I had seen Leon. I had heard so many good things about the Luc Besson directed movie that I decided it was time to actually give it a go! Leon is about a lonely professional hitman (Jean Reno) who gets caught up in a drugs families problem. Leon lives on his own in a flat but one ...  Read the complete review