La Femme Nikita (1991) Reviews

I have always been a fan of this movie but since I hadn't seen it for so many years, I was really eager to check it out again. First of all, to be honest, I always had a hard time with Luc Besson's work as a director (without mentioning the even more underwhelming movies he has produced during the last couple of decades). I mean, visually speaking, he is actually a fine director and, in this area, probably one of the most talented French directors of the last 30 years and indeed his directing is always really solid. Unfortuntaely,  I always struggle with his stories which very often turn out to be rather pretentious (in the best cases) and even seriously underwhelming (in the worst cases). This movie is however a big exception. Indeed, as usual, it looked pretty awesome but this time, the story was actually really entertaining and even quite spellbinding to behold. I shouldn't forget Anne Parillaud who was great here and easily delivered the best performance you will ever see in a Besson production. Finally, the soundtrack by Eric Serra wat just really perfect and managed to immerse you even more in this fascinating world. Anyway, to conclude, it is easily my favorite movie directed by Luc Besson (I seriously don't understand why the vastly overrated 'Léon' gets so much more credit than this superior feature) and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in some action-packed French movies.