This film, better known in the U.S. as "The Professional", is a wonderful and intense film. Jean Reno plays his role as a "cleaner" with incredible subtlety. Leon tries to keep his emotions completely suppressed, yet Matilda (in an extraordinary performance by a young Natalie Portman, who is destined to become a very powerful actress into her adult life) bring out in him a new-found joy for life that accompanies his growing paternal instincts. But, the most dynamic element of this film is undeniably Gary Oldman's performance as a wildly sadistic and crooked DEA agent with his own narcotic-induced demons. His obsessions eventually lead him to the brink of absolute madness in his hunt for the cleaner. Truly, this is Oldman's finest performance to date, worthy of Oscar glory, though sadly forgotten. And so, Luc Besson did indeed top his triumph of "La Femme Nikita" by far with this masterpiece. Though, I cannot exactly praise his most recent effort with the sci-fi misfire, "The Fifth Element."
在美国, 该电影更为人所熟悉的名字是“职业杀手”。这是部刺激的,扣人心弦的作品。法国演员让·雷诺不苟言笑的神情把“清道夫”这样一个角色演的入木三分。他试图压抑着内心的情感波动,然而马婷达却引导他发现了生活中的快乐,激发了他内心慈父般的感情。值得一提的是,饰演马婷达的女演员娜塔丽·波特曼在该片中表现十分抢眼,他注定会成长为一名优秀的演员。
另外,片中饰演一名丧心病狂的毒品警察的Gary Oldman表现也尤为出色。他的疯狂最终将他引入了一个癫狂的状态,不择手段追击让·雷诺表演的“清道夫”。这也是Gary Oldman迄今为止最为出色的表演,完全够的上奥斯卡评选的资格了,可惜的是这一点却被大多数人所遗忘了。
导演吕克·贝松凭借此片超越了他之前的颠峰之作--《尼基塔女郎》。然而他最近的一部科
幻作品《第五元素》中的表现并不很令人满意。
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