Head’s up to our readers. Luc Besson’s action hit from 1994. can be had for a killer price.
Amazon is selling ‘Leon: The Professional’ for just $11.99 (52% off suggested list price). It was selling as high a $19.49 a few months ago. The $11.99 price is the lowest its been on the Web site.
While Luc Besson’s career as a director has tapered off in recent years with his role of nurturing new filmmakers like Pierre Morel (District B13, Taken), you can’t discount his own directorial efforts like La Femme Nikita and The Fifth Element. But he’s probably best known for Leon: The Professional a 1994 release that had this great movie blurb on the cover of the VHS release: “Makes Speed look like a slow ride to grandma’s house.” The film was Natalie Portman’s film debut, and it made you fear guys who listened to Beethoven. (Coincidentally, Gary Oldman would play the renowned pianist later that year in Immortal Beloved.) And who could forget Jean Reno as the calculating hit man who also cares for his one plant and likes movies starring Gene Kelly. Click here to take advantage of this offer!
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),… 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.
