 "Better than American version" | 2009-10-20 |
| - Reviewed By setter lover from Boulder County, Colorado |
| This is the original. I do love Point of No Return, but it is so Americanized. |
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| "Killer Spy Flick" | 2009-08-14 |
| - Reviewed By Robert Murphy from Lansing, MI |
This is a unique spy movie amongst so many others.
This french movie with eng subtitles is excellent.
There are only a few secret agent movies that I made sure that I showed my son.
This is one. The American Version "Point of No Return" with Bridget Fonda is excellent too.
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 "So Much Better Than The Point of No Return" | 2008-02-25 |
| - Reviewed By Jeff from Northern California |
This movie seems a bit familiar in the first five minutes. Then I realized I had seen the American remake, Point of No Return with Bridgette Fonda.
The remake is so similar that it ruined all the plot twists for Le Femme Nikita. However, if you want to see what the derivative could have been with stellar acting and exquisite camera work, this is the movie for you.
The actress is very gifted. She goes from junkie street urchin to sophisticated woman about town far better than Fonda did. The scenes with her in training are far better than the derivative. There is a great supporting cast and they are very compelling.
The ending is more ambiguous than Point. That's fine as well. Point is a 3 star (at best) bit of derivative cotton candy. Le Femme Nikita is strongly conceived and carried out. |
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| "Great spy/babe flick" | 2008-02-17 |
| - Reviewed By wiredweird from Earth, or somewhere nearby |
Maybe spinoffs say a lot about a movie's success - in that case, a remake with Bridget Fonda and a few years' worth of TV serials clearly indicate success. It's easy enough to summarize the plot: a street punk, a vicious killer, turns into an agent for a shadowy government agency, and a vicious killer again. The wholy assassin-babe thing works very well with Ann Parillaud in the title role. Slender, willowy, and deadly - movies have been made with less as a premise.
If you want to get past the surface, "Nikita" offers at least a little more. One might consider the difference between a predator with a Saturday night special vs. one with a government-issued sniper rifle - it's not that much, despite more polished exterior. Nikita's fragility comes through repeatedly; not quite out of place, but not quite fitting, either. Then, if Nikita does become a new woman by the end, what renewed her? We also get to enjoy the slim figure in the little black dress, a delicious theme that recurs in Besson's later Angel-A.
Dark and stylish, it's plot shares points with The Bourne Ultimatum, and approaches that movie for entertainment value. Strongly recommended.
-- wiredweird |
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| "An Amazing, Great Foreign Film!!" | 2008-02-01 |
| - Reviewed By jjdunsmore50 |
I probably would have given this movie 5 stars if the ending didn't suck!! It was absolutely terrible, didn't explain anything, and it was a real disappointment because the entire movie was so phenomenal until the very end.
Aside from the atrocious ending, I really enjoyed "Nikita." It had it's very humurous parts, but it was all unintentional humour, but it was very entertaining. The acting was very good, and the plot was very cool, but with quirky parts here and there.
Overall, this was a really great and entertaining movie that is very fun and is a great film. Except, the ending was terrible!! |
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| "No Point of No Return" | 2007-07-27 |
| - Reviewed By The Rook from Burke, VA USA |
This movie is far superior to the American remake. Sure I'm American and like the remake, but it is not near the visceral impact as this original version made by the French. I also think Anne Parillaud is better suited to the role than Bridget Fonda. I liked the way Parillaud looks a mess and then becomes drop dead gorgeous. Better than the Fonda transition. Not to mention Parillaud does some cute comedic bits that endear her more. Luc Besson made one of his best with this movie. Although I don't speak French, it is better to watch subtitles than listen to terrible English dubbing. Fans of the Bourne series will probably enjoy it.
An attractive female addict is taken off the street and cleaned up to be an assassin for the French government. She is quite good at her job, but when she starts to question her orders she is considered a liability that must be removed. When a cleaner, played by Jean Reno, gets carried away with cleaning up a mission gone awry, there is no way she can continue working for the government. Excellent cast, action, music, and scenery. The DVD is decent quality. I recommend it. If you like this be sure to catch some of Luc Besson's other movies. I recommend "The Crimson Rivers", "Wasabe", and "Fifth Element". The DVD does not come with extras but it has good quality picture and sound. |
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