Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tchéky Karyo
Convicted felon Nikita, instead of going to jail, is given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.
DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
Stats: 1,769 reviews
Nikita is a brilliant film. It's Besson's first real action film and a hint of what was to come, particularly in his projects as writer/producer. Unfortunately, none of his later works have matched Nikita in its brilliance. This is classic Besson.
It's brilliant, riveting, fast-paced and original. An relentlessly entertaining action-packed thriller. A smart and intriguining thrill-ride. Entertainment in fine form. Sexy, stylish, dangerous and excellent. Director, Luc Besson's triumph. One wickedly cool adreniline rush. It ...( read more)
I have only just seen this Besson original, I saw the remake yonks ago when I was but a teen and quite liked it to be honest. Apon seeing this I can see how glossy the US remake was, but its still better in afew ways....but not many. The original is much better due to the charact...( read more)
This film started out in one direction and then turned in complete other direction, which having not read the synopsis, was a pleasant surprise. This film, I really enjoyed, but can't quite put my finger on why? Perhaps it's the strong female lead, who is a match for any man an...( read more)
An average thriller.... Doesn't live up to the hype it received and continues to receive. Intriguing enough but the storyline isn't anything spectacular. Instead of caring what transpired with the characters, I found myself very uninvolved from an emotional level. Just enough...( read more)
Lunacy and governmental issues collide in what is Luc Besson's best film. The typical plot of transforming a common person into a top-secret assassin spy marks the difference between Hollywood's masquerading of lack of talent with mindless action and French solid substance that i...( read more)
This was a great movie - Luc Besson has his moments of genius - much more grounded and "realistic" than his later works. A must-see.
I think that this (first) French adaptation of the assassin thriller is better than the American version. It has such a great storyline of rescuing a female criminal and training them to be the ultimate assassin. Ultimately human emotion which they were meant to have 'trained' ...( read more)
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