So I finally found a Natalie Portman flick that I enjoyed her acting. Until this movie, I hated her and wanted her to just get off the screen. I mean, Star Wars would have been better without her. Shit, have Ani fall in love with Obi Wan. Win win! Brokeback Deathstar, anyone? Mmmmm....Ewan Mcgregor...
Anyway, back to the movie. Leon the Professional. Or Leon. It's written multiple ways (on the package or in the flick). It's a pretty good action movie, if you're into those. It's got Jean Reno, who has recently been in The Da Vinci Code and The Pink Panther. He's a good actor and I know I'd pay him to clean.
Basic plot; Portman's family is murdered and Reno's their neighbor. Reno takes her in and teaches her about being a hitman. She wants revenge on the killers of her little brother (doesn't care about the rest of her dirtbag family), and Reno doesn't like the idea. Not-such-hilarity ensues. Weird love story occurs. No big betrayals or plot twists, but it's an action movie! C'mon! Don't expect TOO much, neh? It's worth renting and watching once, at the very least. I know I'm going to buy myself a copy. V for Vendetta does a similar thing with Portman, but this movie is much better than V. V took a revolutionary concept and smashed it into the ground. This movie took a set of characters and just expanded on how they'd interact. Interesting movie, for the genre of action, at least.
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