Léon: The Professional
(1994)
No, really, I didn't plan this as Pubescent Girl Assassins Weekend; not consciously, at least.Had I seen this in '94, would have made a similar prediction for Natalie Portman to the one I made yesterday for Saoirse Ronan--say, that someday she'd be squaring off against Michelle Williams for an Oscar™? I don't think so--she's good here, but it would have taken someone more perceptive than I to see how good she'd become.
Mainly, if I'd seen it 17 years ago, I think I'd have said "good cast, silly film." Gary Oldman's sociopathic corrupt cop is essentially Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet, only with less restraint.
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