| | Leon The Professional DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Action Videos, Foreign Films, Thriller, Suspense, Recommended, New York City, Coming Of Age, Killers, On-The-Run, Mafia, Hit Men | | Starring | Natalie Portman, Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel | | Director | Luc Besson | | Cinematographer | Thierry Arbogast | | Composer | Eric Serra | | Costume Designer | Magali Guidasci | | Editor | Sylvie Landra | | Producer | Claude Besson | | Production Designer | Dan Weil | | Screenwriter | Luc Besson |
DVD. Feature film. 109 min. Rated R. CC. Sound in Engl., F rench, & Spanish. Interactive menus, scene selection, wides creen & full screen, & theatrical trailers. Leon (Jean Reno) is a precise, calculating hit man--a consummate professional, with no family and no friends. However, he has casually befriended Mathilda (Natalie Portman, in an auspicious debut), a 12 year-old neighbor whose entire family, including her adored 4-year-old brother, is wiped out by some crooked DEA agents. The girl pleads with Leon to teach her how to be a "cleaner" and avenge her little brother's death. However, once she learns a few skills, Mathilda saunters into the DEA offices with the sole intention of killing the psychotic agent (Gary Oldman) who actually masterminded the executions. But her intended victim turns the tables on her, and Leon must rescue her. LEON was French director Luc Besson's first film shot in America. Theatrical Release: September 30, 1994 (U.S.)
Color by Technicolor. Shot in Technovision Anamorphic on location in New York City and Hoboken and West New York, New Jersey. In SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound.
Clip used from the film "It's Always Fair Weather" (with Gene Kelly dancing on rollerskates) and the television show "Transformers."
Additional cast: Willie One Blood, Don Creech, Keith A. Glascoe, Randolph Scott, Jernard Burkes, Matt De Matt (Stansfield's Men); Elizabeth Regan (Mathilda's Sister); Carl J. Matusovich (Mathilda's Brother); Frank Senger (Fatman); Luc Bernard (Mickey); and George Martin (Hotel Receptionist).
Additional credits: Bernard Grenet (line producer); John Garland (line producer NY); Chris Silano (Steadicam); Gérard Drolon (art director); François Groult & Bruno Tarriére (rerecording mixers); Pascal Chaumeil, Eric McGinty (NY), Camille Lipmann, James Bradney (New York) (assistant directors).
On June 26, 1996, the 132 minute "director's cut" of the film was released theatrically in France. This version included 26 minutes of additional footage, including scenes of the 12-year-old Mathilda attempting (unsuccessfully) to seduce Leon.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Copyright 1994 Gaumont and Les Films du Dauphin. Leon The Professional Quotes/Excerpts: "I like these calm little moments before the storm. It reminds one of Beethoven." -- Stansfield (Gary Oldman) before he kills a family in a DEA raid.
"Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?"--Mathilda (Natalie Portman)
"Always like this."--Léon (Jean Reno)
"No women, no kids. That's the rules."--Léon, instructing Mathilda on how to "clean" Leon The Professional Reviews: "...Flying high on explosive action and sly wit, THE PROFESSIONAL gets the job done..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Existential..." -- Rating: A - Recommended-- Entertainment Weekly Staff, Entertainment Weekly "...It is a well-directed film, because Besson has a natural gift for plunging into drama with a charged-up visual style. And it is well acted..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "The action scenes are explosive and skillful, the story genuinely moving."
-- Uncut Staff, Uncut Leon The Professional | List Price | $14.94 (You save $5.15) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1994 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  547  | | CD Universe Part number | 1182129 | | Catalog number | 74749 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 24, 1998 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Also Known As | Professional; Leon | | Running Time | 109 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Keep Case; Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; HiFi Sound; Surround Sound; Stereo Sound; Letter Boxed; Full Frame; Keep Case; Widescreen |
Leon The Professional Video Leon The Professional Movie Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  Highly Recommended
Smart action film with great characters especially Oldman's villain. Classic.
Submitted by Mick (Earth) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great Movie, Loved it
Great Movie Loved it
Submitted by Goodyguy50 (Baltimore, MD)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Much Better than the TV ratings give it
Ok, if you've seen a movie already and you watch it again over several times on TV, then it gets my nod for a recommend. There is no reason to get silly over 13 year old Mateldia's little school girl crush of 40 year old Leon, nothing ever happens and for you that just don't get Leon and his Plant, it's just showing you the guy cares about keeping something alive, when surrounded by death and how much personal belongings can a Hitman actually carry around always on the move? In the scene when the doorbell rings, Leon must decide instantly, should I let this little girl in to save her life or don't get involved. I think the movie deserves a far better rating than the very low 2 star rating TV G gave it. They also gave the shining 2 stars (need I saw more) This is much better than your typical B movie, I'm a movie buff and like how it was shot, the music used and the acting. If you want to compare movies, then compare this with other Hitman type movies, only the Mechanic starring Charles Bronson comes to mind as being on the same level and worth seeing. The movie hits the mark but just misses perfection.
Submitted by Chris (Ventura, Ca, USA)
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not just another typical action movie
combine a very talented director with a great story(he wrote)and a magnificent acting, especially of natalie portman and the great gary oldman, and you get a mesmerizing thriller.
plus this dvd has a great soundtrack to show off your 5.1 home theater.
buy it today.
Submitted by a reviewer (haifa , ISRAEL)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A must-have movie!
When Gary Oldman shouted the word "EVERYONE", it shot this movie into 5 star status...and it was already at 4.99 up to that point. And quit dissing the French if they can deliver actors like Jean Reno. He smartly played the role of a cold and heartless person who turned out to have a heart after all. My only complaint was how creepy it was watching a too young Natalie Portman play such an overtly sexual character. But otherwise I had to praise her too for being so powerful a performer at such a young age. Add to your collection!
Submitted by Wan Hung Lo (Pensacola, FL)
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