According to the web, Portman was 12 years olde at filming...I could swear I heard her say she was 11 tho...I cannot recall. This is one of my favorite films ...action, twists & turns ,akward yet touching , great acting. All the major actors killed it !!
I was mesmerized and stunned by this movie when I first saw it. Not typically my type of movie, but it was so well done. I was drawn in by the superb acting and unusual plot line. There is no other movie like this.
These where the other ones: Morgan Freeman, "The Shawshank Redemption"; Tom Hanks, "Forrest Gump"; Nigel Hawthorne, "The Madness of King George"; Paul Newman, "Nobody's Fool"; John Travolta, "Pulp Fiction." With Tom Hanks winning. So he was better than Tom Hanks? Best Supporting Actor that year? Tommy Lee Jones, "The Fugitive". So in an alternative, there will be people saying that Tom Hanks should have gotten an Oscar. And it is an award, not a prize.
@@houghi3826 But Tom Hanks was the main character - so that doesnt count. You should have mentioned all the nominated for the supporting actors. As far i can tell you only mentioned the winner of the best supporting actor. And yes, i get it: Tommy Lee Jones in ''The fugitive'' was really good. At least as good as Gary Oldman in this movie. Besides that - because ''its an award, not a price'' : Things like ''supporting actor'' isnt with capital letters. Just saying. But your logic is right : if Tommy Lee Jones wouldnt get the Oscar, people now would complain about it.
My favorite part of the film is when Leon and Matilda are chasing/soaking each other with the squirt gun and bucket of water. It's the first time we see them look happy, or have fun. (Unless the memory game came first, I don't remember.) They've both become so cold and cut off from the world due to their lifestyles. In a strange way they needed each other to not let that consume them.
This is indeed a great film, well written and directed by Luc Besson and a masterclass in acting by Gary Oldman, Jean Reno and Natalie Portman(so young here); Plus even better we get to see the film in the company of Emma with a reaction masterclass of her own, full of pathos and feeling; I liked the part were Emma adroitly conveyed a mixture of fear and emotion as they searched for Mathilda's family. The face off in the bathroom between Mathilda and Stansfield was intense, and a poignant end as she planted the plant; And Emma was as always a captivating vision of gorgeous beauty. 🦅🦅🦅🦅🎶🎵🎧🎙🥰❤🤟👍👏💐💐.
There was a blockbuster on at my local multiplex, but we decided to watch Leon, there was me, my wife, then ice cream lady and the popcorn lady, and the four of us watched it together the ice cream lady and the popcorn lady shared with us, it was a memorable way to watch a film, one of my favourites ever, a classic.
The relationship between the character's are amazing especially between Matilda and Leon. The door scene would have to be one of the greatest scenes,it just has you on the edge of your seat.❤👍
I love the movie. I really like the director's cut, which adds nearly a half hour of additional content, including more lessons on "cleaning". He gets actively involved, and it's in those scenes that we first see her wearing the outfit that copies Léon's style. She even proves that she does a more thorough job. The most dramatic scene in my mind is one that was actually cut from this version and is in the director's cut! But even this version is great.
Agreed. She was confused seeing them in the same bed. However, if she watched the full film, then she would understand the context of that scene. I can only watch the longer version now. It's the real film, IMO.
I’m glad that you enjoyed this movie BUT you should’ve watched the EXTENDED/INTERNATIONAL version as there’s a lot more included which builds upon the two main leads.
In an interview with the French publication L'Express, Maiiwenn (who played the blonde babe in the beginning of Léon) claimed that Léon was "this love story between a 12- year old girl and a 30-year old man [that] was still very much inspired by ours," and explained how she attempted to write a book about her relationship with Besson and years rubbing shoulders with movie stars!!
“You don’t like Beethoven.” 12:20 That line always makes me chuckle, because Gary Oldman was gonna be Beethoven in Immortal Beloved in a few years. I was excited when this one posted! ❤ Peace, from NM ✌️
Looking forward to your reaction to "Amelie" now. If you are into French movies a bit, that one is great. It's filmed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who is great. It was filmed in the 2000s but it happens in Paris in the 90s (1997 to be precise, the death of Diana is kind of a starting point). It really was made for French people but still is a great watch for international viewers. If it seems weird, don't worry: it was for us too (at first, now it's kind of a national treasure).
There was going to be a sequel to this movie called: Mathilda the Professional It was going to be about Matilda when she is older taking Leon's place as new assassin. Production was delayed because the filmmakers waited for Natalie Portman to get older. Then Luc Besson focused on other projects and made his new company called EuropaCorp. Luc Besson lost the rights for the film, because the executives stayed at Gaumont Film Company. The script was used for another other movie starring Zoe Saldana called Columbiana which wasn't a sequel to Leon. To bad. It could have been one hell of a movie.
Jean Russo who played the hitman in this movie also played in a 1998 Godzilla movie with Mathew Broderick and it was very entertaining and well done which I recommend watching sometime.
1996... Me and a friend sit in my friend's living room. We had planned to play playstation. When we wanted to take the game CD out of it's case, the CD split. (Yeah, annoying shit) Obviously, we needed a new plan. We looked at the TV stand and there it was, laying right in front of the TV. Leon the Professionel. His mom had rented it and it was due to be brought back the next day. So, we took our chances, not knowing anything about what we were getting into. Great times. Great movie.
Emma, as always, your sweet heartfelt reaction was beautiful. Thank you! Another sleeper movie (which few on youtube have reacted to) is: "Things Change" (1988) Starring Joe Mantegna and Don Ameche. Great Chicago mafia comedy-drama and very emotional. Enjoy!
I love this movie. I saw it with my sister and her husband soon after my wife died. Both my sister and brother-in-law are retired cops now but they were active in the 90s. I believe they saw every movie where law enforcement was front and center. Watching the movie now takes me back to a different time. I 💕 all your reactions.😊
I thought Natalie Portman’s acting was amazing!! She impressed me so much. Her, Drew Barrymore, & Dakota Fanning are the greatest child actresses I think ever existed.
I get you get a bunch of suggestions, but if you want a musical and horror film. Anna and the Apocalypse. You would be the first reactor, and I guarantee you will like the songs.
Mathilda knowing nothing but abuse in her family, finally getting to decompress with a kind man (capable of lethal action). Leon, caught by caring for her and trying to keep her safe from the tailspin she's leaning into. "Lone Wolf and Kitten"
The scene when they killed the family and Gary walked through the beaded curtain and played the fire mantel like a piano was His personal touch / idea because he (Gary) recently finished the film IMORTAL BELOVED, about Beethoven.
Nikita is another of Luc Besson's well-known films, about a hired assassin captured and trained by the government to carry out secret missions. Jean Reno also participates in a secondary role there, in fact the idea of his character Leon, Besson takes him from Nikita.
Gary Oldman was fantastic in this movie!!! You should watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Great spy movie with Oldman, John Hurt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, and Colin Feurth.
I don't know about "Hitman", but Leon appeared in a previous movie from Besson called Nikita (far better than the remakes done for US audience) . Not the same character, but same actor, exact same look, and same profession.
6:22 "She's so sweet, she's so cute." Wait. NP is great . 18:16 She turns. 18:45 She saves herself by forcing the move to another hotel. The bad guys won't see her in the original apartment building.
He was using Librium capsules. A benzodiazapine used to treat anxiety disorders or withdrawal from alcohol addiction, but can be extremely dangerous drowsiness, slurred speech; slow heart rate, slow breathing (breathing may stop Amy Winehouse used it. Peace out.
Gary Oldman confirmed it was a made up drug not intended to be anything specific, And he just wanted to do something ''memorable'' with the idea, hence his performance
Hi from france, G Oldman as always terrific acting, L Besson at the top of his art, perfect mix of drama and action; "Nikita" also a good movie from him; i think his movie "Subway" was the first movie i see in a cinema .... 1985
Like 👖 (Blue;) Jean Reno (Nevada;) is how I had mispronounced his (Leon's;) French name when I had first read it in credits in the theater, watching this in '92. 😜 I finally learned by DiNiro's "Ronin".
@philmakris8507 Renault: doesn't get more French than that car company*. & btw, Reno, NV is "The Biggest Little City in the World." = their town slogan. Near Las Vegas. *old? 🤔
Gary Oldman confirmed it was a made up drug not intended to be anything specific, And he just wanted to do something ''memorable'' with the idea, hence his performance
Luc Besson is a master Writer/Director. I love so many of his movies. He first came to my attention with Big Blue and that movie had a big effect on me, because I already loved snorkelling and I was playing Underwater Hockey. The movie inspired me to get more into freediving. Leon was a brilliant movie and of course Fifth Element. Kiss of The Dragon is another brilliant movie with Jet Li and Bridget Fonda. I'm not sure if you will review Big Blue or Kiss of The Dragon, but you should at least watch them both.
All Luc Besson movies should be watched! Do two in order... LA femme Nikita, then Leon. Then all Taken series, Transporter series, fifth element, Jupiter rising, big blue, Lucy, and others. Liam did some great 80s movies, Next of Kin, and a movie with Cher, even though he doesn't speak in it, and I think one with Jodie Foster. And spoofs himself in Ted or Ted 2! Also a cool movie about him on a train or plane, one called in the tombstones I think, he really has a good body of work! But ever since he did this, he's been pretty much stuck in the action genre. Which is strange cuz he's like 70 years old! Leon actually came about while filming la femme Nikita. He asked Luc about the hitman character, and what was his background, his life before? That's how The Professional came about! He was also in a movie called Ronin and the first Mission Impossible movie!
Not "La femme Nikita" please, watch the French original version "Nikita", It is so much better with Anne Parillaud, incredible in this so special role. But before, reading what treatment was imposed on her by Besson to obtain the right to play the character (the physical and mental preparation required by the director before filming) you'll think you're hallucinating! It was by entrusting the role of "Victor, the cleaner" to Jean Réno that Besson had the idea of dedicating a film to this atypical character (Victor then became Léon, the professional).
The relationship between Tony and Léon is complicated. It's easy to miss (or to misread) what's going on. My own take, is that what's happening is this: About 60 percent of it, is Tony has taken financial advantage of Léon: The fact that Léon can't read English, and that Léon is "on the spectrum." (So that Tony is Léon's sole source of income, and is also very likely Léon's only human-to-human social contact (until Mathilda shows up). Léon is a top-level hitman, with genius-level skills. If Léon were being paid what he were actually worth, Léon would be a multimillionaire. (Whether Léon could actually have handled such a lifestyle - he could not have - is a separate question.) Tony got free use of the money that clients paid for Léon's services, for maybe twenty years. So in practical terms, Tony has stolen maybe 10-15 million (1995) dollars from Léon. If Tony had really wanted to really help Léon without taking advantage of him, Tony would have set Léon up with one or more tutors so that Léon could learn English. Tony also would have set Léon up with something like a financial manager who was 'on the level' (not merely loyal to Tony), so that Léon would not be financially vulnerable to any exploiter, including Tony. That's about 60 percent of the relationship. The other 40 percent, is different. Léon, as a young kid, immigrated to America with a criminal past (having avenged his girlfriends' murderer in Italy). Tony took Léon in, as part of "the tribe" and saw it as his personal responsibility to look after Léon - so Tony set Léon up as a hitman 'service provider' for Tony's network, and it worked out very well because Léon became so good at his job. At some level, I think Tony knows that if Léon had full control of his own money, that Léon would either misuse it, or would use it carelessly - in a way that would likely get Léon caught and imprisoned by the authorities (which might get Tony in trouble as well). So, Tony "runs" Léon's financial life, as the easiest way of dealing with the problem. I don't think that Tony actually has any of Léon's money. I think Léon's money has long-since been spent, either for guns and ammo that Tony needs, or for payoffs to people like Stansfield. This would normally not fly in the criminal underworld, but Tony is counting on the fact that 1) Léon is not only dysfunctional with money and finances (and so would never check for himself) and 2) that Tony is in a power position over Léon (both socially and economically) and both men know this. Tony DOES miss Léon, and wants to help Mathilda (whom Léon cared about) to the extent that he can. The best way that Tony can actually do this, is by doing what he did: to discourage Mathilda away from a "Cleaner's" lifestyle, and to send her out of the neighborhood, where she'll have some chance to grow up with non-criminals and to have a normal(ish) life.
I used to think that as ell. But the more I see it and the older I get, I see him as honest to his friends. Léon spoke English.Buying off the cops was not an option at that moment. Léon does not care for the money. That is not why he does it. So a mutual agreement that he keeps the money is the best solution. And from a movie perspective it also makes more sense, as we see that he does the job NOT because of the money. But he also is not a psycho who does it just for the killing. So I do believe he has Léons money. He probably has so much, he can easily pay him twice, without noticing anything. I do believe that Tony is just the standard Mafia person with a restaurant as a front. Probably well connected. He is not a standard middle man between the Mafia and Léon.
@@houghi3826 I appreciate your response. We agree on these points: - Yes, buying off the cops was not an option, when Stansfield came to confront Tony. (Tony's battered face, in later scenes, implies that Tony's impulse to protect Leon kicked in, even during that lose-lose situation, and that Stansfield's men had to beat the information out of Tony.) - Correct, Leon doesn't care for the money (for himself); that's not why he does the work. - Correct, that Leon is not a psycho. The one moment in the film that communicated to me, unmistakably, that Tony doesn't have Leon's money, is the moment when Leon directly asks Tony TO DO SOMETHING SPECIFIC with Leon's money (to give it to Mathilda, if a condition arises ((if Leon is killed)).) How does Tony react, at that moment? ••He avoids eye contact and looks away•• (darting his eyes to several places within a few seconds (while SAYING, "you got it, Leon.") To me, this is a dead giveaway: Tony's lack-of-eye contact and body language clearly communicate that Tony is lying. (If Tony were instead being truthful in that moment, then he would have looked Leon squarely in the eyes while answering him.) Is Tony lying that he has the money, when he really doesn't? Or, is Tony lying that he intends to give the money (that he's holding in safe keeping) to Mathilda? I don't think that Tony has any incentive to lie, if Tony really does have a pile of money sitting there, belonging to Leon, and if Leon wants Mathilda to have it (if something happens to him). That's because Tony •really does care• for Leon, and would want to respect Leon's wishes, to the extent that he can. By process of elimination, that tells us that Tony doesn't have Leon's money, and hasn't had it for many years. (If things had worked out differently, and Leon had survived, and had gone to Tony and DEMANDED his money, Tony most likely would have put him off for a bit, saying something like "it'll take me a few days to get the money out of where I have it." In reality, Tony would have had to pull/divert the money out of other parts of the operation (or, less likely, would himself be driven to have Leon killed, to clear away the possibility of Leon coming after him.)
@@tranya327 Pretty much my take as well, but I would say that Tony "invested" most of the money into his wider Mafia businesses/fronts. There would obviously be payoffs to officialls to keep his cleaning business a secret. Tony basically gives Leon exactly he amount of money he needs for expenses, on top of suppling him with weapons and ammo. Leon is likely autistic and likely has a very vague concept of money and what to do with it, only that it is a source of security for him (in the sense that he 'has money' and Tony keeps it) and that he in the ends want transferred to Mathilda, to help protect her.
i hope you went with the longer cut of the movie, as the US theatrical version of Leon isn't as good. if you ever get round to watch The Big Blue also featuring Reno it's harder to pick which version to watch the theatrical release has a more art house feel while the directors cut has a fair amout more dialogue, i love both cuts of the movie for different reasons
I'm glad that you enjoyed this excellent film, Emma, I really enjoyed watching your reaction to it. Another film, which I'd recommend is "Hard Boiled" from 1992 it's a really great film, and I think that you'd enjoy it.
You would be a great reactor to watch the french film Subway (1985). I'm not sure it would get a lot of views, but it's one of my fovourite movies and one of the first with Jean Reno. It's a really strange film but with a lot of style. :)
I thnk it's better for views to watch La Femme Nikita (1990) instead. Espacially if you watch it together with the american remake Point of no return (1993). Luc Besson FTW!
It's actually not so unusual to meet people on the secret side. I was trained to shoot by a former hitman in 2007. In the USA. At first it's off-putting to meet someone who has actually ended people, but eventually you get used to it. They're just people. Like meeting celebrities. Once you meet enough you start feeling like it's just normal. When you've been there yourself (celebrity, not offing people) you start to think of it as just another thing that people do to pay the bills. We're all just people. I even passed along the marksmanship training to my friend's son. It's just a thing people do. I know it's weird to normalize it, but it is pretty normal. Happens everywhere.
Quién no amó a Jean Reno después de esta película. Un excelente drama envuelto en acción. Es muy al estilo europeo y destaca Gary Oldman un super actor. Y para finalizar .......shape of my heart de Sting
According to the web, Portman was 12 years olde at filming...I could swear I heard her say she was 11 tho...I cannot recall.
This is one of my favorite films ...action, twists & turns ,akward yet touching , great acting. All the major actors killed it !!
Well, films are not made in 1 or 2 days. It takes a while.
Maybe she was 11 when she signed and turned 12 when the actual filming began.
I was mesmerized and stunned by this movie when I first saw it. Not typically my type of movie, but it was so well done. I was drawn in by the superb acting and unusual plot line. There is no other movie like this.
Gary Oldman deserved an Oscar prize for this.
@@dangi79 Exactly 💯
These where the other ones: Morgan Freeman, "The Shawshank Redemption"; Tom Hanks, "Forrest Gump"; Nigel Hawthorne, "The Madness of King George"; Paul Newman, "Nobody's Fool"; John Travolta, "Pulp Fiction." With Tom Hanks winning. So he was better than Tom Hanks? Best Supporting Actor that year? Tommy Lee Jones, "The Fugitive".
So in an alternative, there will be people saying that Tom Hanks should have gotten an Oscar.
And it is an award, not a prize.
@@houghi3826 But Tom Hanks was the main character - so that doesnt count. You should have mentioned all the nominated for the supporting actors.
As far i can tell you only mentioned the winner of the best supporting actor. And yes, i get it: Tommy Lee Jones in ''The fugitive'' was really good. At least as good as Gary Oldman in this movie.
Besides that - because ''its an award, not a price'' :
Things like ''supporting actor'' isnt with capital letters. Just saying.
But your logic is right : if Tommy Lee Jones wouldnt get the Oscar, people now would complain about it.
Hi! Could someone request the great film Sid & Nancy, Gary Oldman's first starring role?
@@houghi3826 where is Edward Norton?
My favorite part of the film is when Leon and Matilda are chasing/soaking each other with the squirt gun and bucket of water. It's the first time we see them look happy, or have fun. (Unless the memory game came first, I don't remember.) They've both become so cold and cut off from the world due to their lifestyles. In a strange way they needed each other to not let that consume them.
This movie is so good. A year later, Natalie Portman had a small role in the movie Heat (1995); I know you would enjoy that movie.
Gary Oldman deserved an Oscar for that performance.
"Everyone"!
21:46 "It's a bit low"
Little did we know, Emma is a certified assassin.
This is indeed a great film, well written and directed by Luc Besson and a masterclass in acting by
Gary Oldman, Jean Reno and Natalie Portman(so young here); Plus even better we get to see the film
in the company of Emma with a reaction masterclass of her own, full of pathos and feeling; I liked the
part were Emma adroitly conveyed a mixture of fear and emotion as they searched for Mathilda's family.
The face off in the bathroom between Mathilda and Stansfield was intense, and a poignant end as she planted
the plant; And Emma was as always a captivating vision of gorgeous beauty.
🦅🦅🦅🦅🎶🎵🎧🎙🥰❤🤟👍👏💐💐.
There was a blockbuster on at my local multiplex, but we decided to watch Leon, there was me, my wife, then ice cream lady and the popcorn lady, and the four of us watched it together the ice cream lady and the popcorn lady shared with us, it was a memorable way to watch a film, one of my favourites ever, a classic.
The relationship between the character's are amazing especially between Matilda and Leon. The door scene would have to be one of the greatest scenes,it just has you on the edge of your seat.❤👍
Couldn't agree more! I love this scene as well;)
Suggère 😍😍" Amélie Poulain" by Jean- Pierre jeunet director french
I love the movie. I really like the director's cut, which adds nearly a half hour of additional content, including more lessons on "cleaning". He gets actively involved, and it's in those scenes that we first see her wearing the outfit that copies Léon's style. She even proves that she does a more thorough job. The most dramatic scene in my mind is one that was actually cut from this version and is in the director's cut! But even this version is great.
Agreed. She was confused seeing them in the same bed. However, if she watched the full film, then she would understand the context of that scene. I can only watch the longer version now. It's the real film, IMO.
She seems older because she IS older. Natalie Portman was 13 at the time of filming. She's always been small for her age.
Leon: stop saying ok
Matilda: ok
Oldman gives a master class on how an actor maximizes their role.
One of the most beautiful films I've ever seen
I’m glad that you enjoyed this movie BUT you should’ve watched the EXTENDED/INTERNATIONAL version as there’s a lot more included which builds upon the two main leads.
In an interview with the French publication L'Express, Maiiwenn (who played the blonde babe in the beginning of Léon) claimed that Léon was "this love story between a 12- year old girl and a 30-year old man [that] was still very much inspired by ours," and explained how she attempted to write a book about her relationship with Besson and years rubbing shoulders with movie stars!!
“You don’t like Beethoven.” 12:20 That line always makes me chuckle, because Gary Oldman was gonna be Beethoven in Immortal Beloved in a few years.
I was excited when this one posted! ❤ Peace, from NM ✌️
This movie has always stayed in my top three since i saw it as a kid...
This movie is so good, was watching first time on vacation in Greece 1995 when was 15 years old 😊😊😊
Gary Oldman is sure something else in this flick 😅 Emma your reactions are so lively I love them. keep ‘em going! subbed! yo
Awesome! Thank you!
Excellent catch of The Diva being in this movie. She was married to Luc Besson until The Fifth Element released
I am so glad you did this one. Very special film with great acting!
Ur reactions are just too cute! U get so emotionally attached and explode out ur emotions!
Great movie. The song at the end though. Perfect ! ❤
Looking forward to your reaction to "Amelie" now. If you are into French movies a bit, that one is great.
It's filmed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who is great. It was filmed in the 2000s but it happens in Paris in the 90s (1997 to be precise, the death of Diana is kind of a starting point). It really was made for French people but still is a great watch for international viewers. If it seems weird, don't worry: it was for us too (at first, now it's kind of a national treasure).
Oof, Blues Bros to The Professional ... such transition can give whiplash.
There was going to be a sequel to this movie called: Mathilda the Professional
It was going to be about Matilda when she is older taking Leon's place as new assassin.
Production was delayed because the filmmakers waited for Natalie Portman to get older.
Then Luc Besson focused on other projects and made his new company called EuropaCorp.
Luc Besson lost the rights for the film, because the executives stayed at Gaumont Film Company.
The script was used for another other movie starring Zoe Saldana called Columbiana which wasn't a sequel to Leon.
To bad. It could have been one hell of a movie.
That is what we need. More sequels. /s
Random fact about Benny, he was a fire fighter who helped when 9/11 happened and unfortunately lost his life as well due to the collapse.
Leon is alone...he isn't lonely
what a wild ride - outstanding film - great performances all around
Jean Russo who played the hitman in this movie also played in a 1998 Godzilla movie with Mathew Broderick and it was very entertaining and well done which I recommend watching sometime.
1996... Me and a friend sit in my friend's living room. We had planned to play playstation.
When we wanted to take the game CD out of it's case, the CD split. (Yeah, annoying shit)
Obviously, we needed a new plan. We looked at the TV stand and there it was, laying right in front of the TV. Leon the Professionel.
His mom had rented it and it was due to be brought back the next day. So, we took our chances, not knowing anything about what we were getting into.
Great times. Great movie.
JEAN RUSSO is part of an incredible cast in RONIN - one of the best carchase/heist movies out there
Great Performances By Everyone In This Movie, Hard To Believe It's Been 30 Years Since This Movie Came Out, Time Flies & Nice Reaction Sweetheart ❤
21:49 "It's a bit low" 🤣
thank you emma i lovve your reaction to this movie and your comments
Thanks for sharing!!
@@Emma_Reactions you make movies awesome
The movie Colombiana was originally supposed to be called Mathilda and be a sequel to this.
Emma, as always, your sweet heartfelt reaction was beautiful. Thank you!
Another sleeper movie (which few on youtube have reacted to) is:
"Things Change" (1988)
Starring Joe Mantegna and Don Ameche.
Great Chicago mafia comedy-drama and very emotional.
Enjoy!
I'll check it out! 😊😊🎶✨
I knew this would really touch you. It's a deep movie. Thanks
Agreed 👍
I love this movie. I saw it with my sister and her husband soon after my wife died. Both my sister and brother-in-law are retired cops now but they were active in the 90s. I believe they saw every movie where law enforcement was front and center. Watching the movie now takes me back to a different time. I 💕 all your reactions.😊
I thought Natalie Portman’s acting was amazing!! She impressed me so much. Her, Drew Barrymore, & Dakota Fanning are the greatest child actresses I think ever existed.
You really need to see " Nikita" and " the Big blue" with Reno from besson.."Anna" and "dogman" are good too..
Gary Oldman wants "EVERYONE!" 😅
He ad libbed that.
That is definitely quite some movie! Really enjoyed your emotions and engagement.
Nice reaction, Emma, top notch as usual. It's what we've come to expect.
"La grande bleu" or "The big blue" is also a masterpiece of Luc Besson.
Yes but unfortunately the English version has a different ending from the French version...a more family friendly ending and it's a shame
LE grand bleu! you US guy
and Jean Reno
I get you get a bunch of suggestions, but if you want a musical and horror film. Anna and the Apocalypse. You would be the first reactor, and I guarantee you will like the songs.
What he did was crunch the capsule in his teeth. Hence the sound and quick reaction.
Yes, Reno the actor is French, but in this movie he is playing a Sicilian
"you're a beautiful HITMAN!" 😳 your heart is SO BIG! ☺ thank you for sharing this with us 👍
It still amazes me that so many people are more comfortable with the violence than the precarious relationship.
Mathilda knowing nothing but abuse in her family, finally getting to decompress with a kind man (capable of lethal action). Leon, caught by caring for her and trying to keep her safe from the tailspin she's leaning into.
"Lone Wolf and Kitten"
Yes, that is weird
its just a crush, happens everyday
The scene when they killed the family and Gary walked through the beaded curtain and played the fire mantel like a piano was His personal touch / idea because he (Gary) recently finished the film IMORTAL BELOVED, about Beethoven.
Another Luc Besson great movie!
Thanks Emma🥰
You’re welcome 😊
Great reaction, i just found your channel recently, really like your reactions.
Welcome aboard! ✨😊😊😊😉😉😉😉🎶❤️
Tony was a good guy!
Excellent reaction Emma❤
Thank you!! 😁 😉😊🎶✨
Dont you see hoenbad Tony was beatin up? Tony was a stand up guy and will help until he is dead. Tony was a good dude
Havent watched yet.... Hope you take it well... Father/daughter! Love the movie
Stansfield must be one of the best villains in cinema. Superb acting from all cast.
Easily.
Watch La Femme Nikita by the same Director Luc Besson
Eric Serra really is a modern mæstro
Emma Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎
🙌 ❤️😉😊🎶✨🙏🌷
Nikita is another of Luc Besson's well-known films, about a hired assassin captured and trained by the government to carry out secret missions. Jean Reno also participates in a secondary role there, in fact the idea of his character Leon, Besson takes him from Nikita.
Yeah, he looks exactly the same, but the character is different. Leon the cleaner had zero empathy.
Sure the actor and look is the same, but not the character, as Leon the cleaner had zero empathy
Still one of my favorite movies
Gary Oldman was fantastic in this movie!!! You should watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Great spy movie with Oldman, John Hurt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, and Colin Feurth.
2:38 "I recognize the face..." How the fuck did I not ever see that?😮
What's the accent?? Could just as easily be South American as it could be Eastern European; I love that!! 😅🥰
I don't know about "Hitman", but Leon appeared in a previous movie from Besson called Nikita (far better than the remakes done for US audience) . Not the same character, but same actor, exact same look, and same profession.
Back in the ancient days when single occupancy rooms were available and affordable in New York City.
6:22 "She's so sweet, she's so cute." Wait. NP is great . 18:16 She turns. 18:45 She saves herself by forcing the move to another hotel. The bad guys won't see her in the original apartment building.
He was using Librium capsules. A benzodiazapine used to treat anxiety disorders or withdrawal from alcohol addiction, but can be extremely dangerous drowsiness, slurred speech; slow heart rate, slow breathing (breathing may stop Amy Winehouse used it. Peace out.
Gary Oldman confirmed it was a made up drug not intended to be anything specific, And he just wanted to do something ''memorable'' with the idea, hence his performance
Hi from france, G Oldman as always terrific acting, L Besson at the top of his art, perfect mix of drama and action; "Nikita" also a good movie from him; i think his movie "Subway" was the first movie i see in a cinema .... 1985
Watch every week, inspires too b more😊
Awesome movie...
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Great movie
I think her next movie was Beautiful Girls. Great performance there surrounded by a start studded cast.
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Like 👖 (Blue;) Jean Reno (Nevada;) is how I had mispronounced his (Leon's;) French name when I had first read it in credits in the theater, watching this in '92. 😜 I finally learned by DiNiro's "Ronin".
Just like my City. "Reno" is anglicized from his(and the Genera my town is named after) from both of their original surnames RENAULT
@philmakris8507 Renault: doesn't get more French than that car company*. & btw, Reno, NV is "The Biggest Little City in the World." = their town slogan. Near Las Vegas. *old? 🤔
The directors cut had more scenes in the film, I won't spoil it for you in case you want to watch it.
Gary Oldman’s pill is Librium.
Used to treat anxiety, insomnia and withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and/or drug abuse.
Gary Oldman confirmed it was a made up drug not intended to be anything specific, And he just wanted to do something ''memorable'' with the idea, hence his performance
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I liked your reaction, now you have to watch other films directed by Luc Besson, Nikita and Thé big blue. I'm sure you'll love them.
Do you have another channel? I could have sworn that I’ve seen videos older than what’s on you channel now.
Un autre genre HAUTE TENSION d' Alexandre Aja ;)
Luc Besson is a master Writer/Director. I love so many of his movies. He first came to my attention with Big Blue and that movie had a big effect on me, because I already loved snorkelling and I was playing Underwater Hockey. The movie inspired me to get more into freediving. Leon was a brilliant movie and of course Fifth Element. Kiss of The Dragon is another brilliant movie with Jet Li and Bridget Fonda. I'm not sure if you will review Big Blue or Kiss of The Dragon, but you should at least watch them both.
All Luc Besson movies should be watched! Do two in order... LA femme Nikita, then Leon. Then all Taken series, Transporter series, fifth element, Jupiter rising, big blue, Lucy, and others. Liam did some great 80s movies, Next of Kin, and a movie with Cher, even though he doesn't speak in it, and I think one with Jodie Foster. And spoofs himself in Ted or Ted 2! Also a cool movie about him on a train or plane, one called in the tombstones I think, he really has a good body of work! But ever since he did this, he's been pretty much stuck in the action genre. Which is strange cuz he's like 70 years old! Leon actually came about while filming la femme Nikita. He asked Luc about the hitman character, and what was his background, his life before? That's how The Professional came about! He was also in a movie called Ronin and the first Mission Impossible movie!
Not "La femme Nikita" please, watch the French original version "Nikita", It is so much better with Anne Parillaud, incredible in this so special role.
But before, reading what treatment was imposed on her by Besson to obtain the right to play the character (the physical and mental preparation required by the director before filming) you'll think you're hallucinating!
It was by entrusting the role of "Victor, the cleaner" to Jean Réno that Besson had the idea of dedicating a film to this atypical character (Victor then became Léon, the professional).
Cool, let’s do it I got popcorn
The relationship between Tony and Léon is complicated. It's easy to miss (or to misread) what's going on.
My own take, is that what's happening is this:
About 60 percent of it, is Tony has taken financial advantage of Léon: The fact that Léon can't read English, and that Léon is "on the spectrum." (So that Tony is Léon's sole source of income, and is also very likely Léon's only human-to-human social contact (until Mathilda shows up). Léon is a top-level hitman, with genius-level skills. If Léon were being paid what he were actually worth, Léon would be a multimillionaire. (Whether Léon could actually have handled such a lifestyle - he could not have - is a separate question.)
Tony got free use of the money that clients paid for Léon's services, for maybe twenty years. So in practical terms, Tony has stolen maybe 10-15 million (1995) dollars from Léon.
If Tony had really wanted to really help Léon without taking advantage of him, Tony would have set Léon up with one or more tutors so that Léon could learn English. Tony also would have set Léon up with something like a financial manager who was 'on the level' (not merely loyal to Tony), so that Léon would not be financially vulnerable to any exploiter, including Tony.
That's about 60 percent of the relationship. The other 40 percent, is different. Léon, as a young kid, immigrated to America with a criminal past (having avenged his girlfriends' murderer in Italy). Tony took Léon in, as part of "the tribe" and saw it as his personal responsibility to look after Léon - so Tony set Léon up as a hitman 'service provider' for Tony's network, and it worked out very well because Léon became so good at his job. At some level, I think Tony knows that if Léon had full control of his own money, that Léon would either misuse it, or would use it carelessly - in a way that would likely get Léon caught and imprisoned by the authorities (which might get Tony in trouble as well). So, Tony "runs" Léon's financial life, as the easiest way of dealing with the problem.
I don't think that Tony actually has any of Léon's money. I think Léon's money has long-since been spent, either for guns and ammo that Tony needs, or for payoffs to people like Stansfield. This would normally not fly in the criminal underworld, but Tony is counting on the fact that 1) Léon is not only dysfunctional with money and finances (and so would never check for himself) and 2) that Tony is in a power position over Léon (both socially and economically) and both men know this. Tony DOES miss Léon, and wants to help Mathilda (whom Léon cared about) to the extent that he can. The best way that Tony can actually do this, is by doing what he did: to discourage Mathilda away from a "Cleaner's" lifestyle, and to send her out of the neighborhood, where she'll have some chance to grow up with non-criminals and to have a normal(ish) life.
I used to think that as ell. But the more I see it and the older I get, I see him as honest to his friends. Léon spoke English.Buying off the cops was not an option at that moment. Léon does not care for the money. That is not why he does it. So a mutual agreement that he keeps the money is the best solution. And from a movie perspective it also makes more sense, as we see that he does the job NOT because of the money. But he also is not a psycho who does it just for the killing.
So I do believe he has Léons money. He probably has so much, he can easily pay him twice, without noticing anything. I do believe that Tony is just the standard Mafia person with a restaurant as a front. Probably well connected. He is not a standard middle man between the Mafia and Léon.
@@houghi3826 I appreciate your response. We agree on these points:
- Yes, buying off the cops was not an option, when Stansfield came to confront Tony. (Tony's battered face, in later scenes, implies that Tony's impulse to protect Leon kicked in, even during that lose-lose situation, and that Stansfield's men had to beat the information out of Tony.)
- Correct, Leon doesn't care for the money (for himself); that's not why he does the work.
- Correct, that Leon is not a psycho.
The one moment in the film that communicated to me, unmistakably, that Tony doesn't have Leon's money, is the moment when Leon directly asks Tony TO DO SOMETHING SPECIFIC with Leon's money (to give it to Mathilda, if a condition arises ((if Leon is killed)).) How does Tony react, at that moment? ••He avoids eye contact and looks away•• (darting his eyes to several places within a few seconds (while SAYING, "you got it, Leon.") To me, this is a dead giveaway: Tony's lack-of-eye contact and body language clearly communicate that Tony is lying. (If Tony were instead being truthful in that moment, then he would have looked Leon squarely in the eyes while answering him.)
Is Tony lying that he has the money, when he really doesn't? Or, is Tony lying that he intends to give the money (that he's holding in safe keeping) to Mathilda?
I don't think that Tony has any incentive to lie, if Tony really does have a pile of money sitting there, belonging to Leon, and if Leon wants Mathilda to have it (if something happens to him). That's because Tony •really does care• for Leon, and would want to respect Leon's wishes, to the extent that he can. By process of elimination, that tells us that Tony doesn't have Leon's money, and hasn't had it for many years. (If things had worked out differently, and Leon had survived, and had gone to Tony and DEMANDED his money, Tony most likely would have put him off for a bit, saying something like "it'll take me a few days to get the money out of where I have it." In reality, Tony would have had to pull/divert the money out of other parts of the operation (or, less likely, would himself be driven to have Leon killed, to clear away the possibility of Leon coming after him.)
@@tranya327 Pretty much my take as well, but I would say that Tony "invested" most of the money into his wider Mafia businesses/fronts. There would obviously be payoffs to officialls to keep his cleaning business a secret. Tony basically gives Leon exactly he amount of money he needs for expenses, on top of suppling him with weapons and ammo.
Leon is likely autistic and likely has a very vague concept of money and what to do with it, only that it is a source of security for him (in the sense that he 'has money' and Tony keeps it) and that he in the ends want transferred to Mathilda, to help protect her.
@@vicolin6126 Extremely solid take!
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i hope you went with the longer cut of the movie, as the US theatrical version of Leon isn't as good.
if you ever get round to watch The Big Blue also featuring Reno it's harder to pick which version to watch the theatrical release has a more art house feel while the directors cut has a fair amout more dialogue, i love both cuts of the movie for different reasons
They should all watch this movie.
Who?
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Oldman in his younger years would have made an excellent Joker
I'm glad that you enjoyed this excellent film, Emma, I really enjoyed watching your reaction to it. Another film, which I'd recommend is "Hard Boiled" from 1992 it's a really great film, and I think that you'd enjoy it.
I'll check it out!
@@Emma_Reactions Oh, good, I'll look forward to it. Thank you, Emma.
You would be a great reactor to watch the french film Subway (1985). I'm not sure it would get a lot of views, but it's one of my fovourite movies and one of the first with Jean Reno. It's a really strange film but with a lot of style. :)
I thnk it's better for views to watch La Femme Nikita (1990) instead. Espacially if you watch it together with the american remake Point of no return (1993). Luc Besson FTW!
It's actually not so unusual to meet people on the secret side. I was trained to shoot by a former hitman in 2007. In the USA. At first it's off-putting to meet someone who has actually ended people, but eventually you get used to it. They're just people. Like meeting celebrities. Once you meet enough you start feeling like it's just normal. When you've been there yourself (celebrity, not offing people) you start to think of it as just another thing that people do to pay the bills. We're all just people. I even passed along the marksmanship training to my friend's son. It's just a thing people do. I know it's weird to normalize it, but it is pretty normal. Happens everywhere.
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Quién no amó a Jean Reno después de esta película. Un excelente drama envuelto en acción. Es muy al estilo europeo y destaca Gary Oldman un super actor. Y para finalizar .......shape of my heart de Sting
Matida the profeccioanal! come on Natali Portman!!!