The Professional (Leon)

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 50m
  • 64

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Luc Besson

Release Date:

Nov 18, 1994

Runtime:

1hr 50m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Jean Reno
  • Gary Oldman
  • Natalie Portman
  • Danny Aiello
  • Peter Appel
  • Willi One Blood
  • Don Creech
  • Keith A. Glascoe
  • Randolph Scott
  • Michael Badalucco

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Metacritic

64
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Based on 12 Critics
8.6

USER SCORE (563)

Universal acclaim based on 563 Reviews
90

Oldman is the least inhibited actor of his generation, and as this deranged detective, he keeps absolutely nothing in reserve.

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Metacritic review by Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
78

Besson's visuals are, as always, vibrant and decidedly European. He fills the frames with odd-angled shots and alarming riots of color that catch you off-balance.

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Metacritic review by Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
50

The sheer oddness of the New York world constructed for this film--where cops and crooks are literally interchangeable, and Oldman and Danny Aiello are stranded in roles that pick over the leavings of earlier parts--ultimately seems at once too deranged and too mechanical.

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Metacritic review by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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