La Femme Nikita

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Munkhchimeg T Love the female assassin movie kk. How is it to living like a new person, Nikita? Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Cappy B I love French films. And this is a great one. I have been a big fan of Nina Simone ever since I first heard her music in this film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Aender S Nice film with good cinematography. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Alec B It moves clumsily between the more straightforward thriller material and the melodrama but the movie remains visually iconic. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Scott M Engaging thriller that I lost interest in when she gets a boyfriend. I don't think the director knew how to handle the relationship aspect of the movie. Or maybe it was the actors. Should've been a shorter movie by about 30 minutes. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/03/23 Full Review Wayne K The first time I heard of Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita was when reading about the next feature film he directed, Leon, also known as The Professional, which just so happens to be one of my favourite films of all time. Jean Reno makes a cameo in Nikita as Viktor, a ruthless cleaner, a character that would be reworked, fleshed out and made into the lead of The Professional. It was interesting, therefore, to go back to this film and see not only the origins of the character, but also the story that would somewhat inspire that films story and tone. La Femme Nikita feels like a prototype for Leon, a first draft lacking refinement and clarity. Part of it feel like a radical music video, the kind that propelled MTV to huge success in the early 90s. Speaking of MTV, the musical score and the songs used on the soundtrack often feel very out of place, not suiting the action on screen and making it feel like the soundtrack was put together for a different film entirely. The best element of the film is the arc our heroine goes on, from deadbeat junkie criminal to hardened assassin who's still clinging onto her humanity. The ending of the movie is very confusing, as a job that I didn't real understand went sour and necessitated bringing in the aforementioned Viktor to sort things out. I liked the ending, an example of a film leaving things ambiguous rather than just stopping abruptly. I'll always appreciate it for being partly responsible for one of my favourite on-screen characters of all time, and the film does have enjoyable and even emotional moments. But given the choice, I'll take Leon over this any day. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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