Léon

Starring Natalie Portman, Jean Reno, and Gary Oldman — Léon: The Professional is an amazingly casted and highly entertaining crime thriller. When it was first released on VHS in 1994 is was simply called “The Professional”. I believe they released a special edition (or director’s cut) when DVD’s arrived on the scene in the late 90’s. It was then titled Léon: The Professional.

This movie is squarely from the 90’s golden age of adventurous storytelling and filmmaking. The movie industry was entirely sparked by the success of Quentin Tarantino’s early films — and…