There is some magical chemistry between Jean Reno and Natalie Portman that gives this film a very unique flavor. It's touching and sweet, but it's also incredibly intense and gritty. The outstanding acting by no means stops at Reno and Portman, because Gary Oldman's role in this is one of his best. Now that's madness! Awesome!

There will never be a character better suited for Jean Reno, all his scenes with Natalie Portman are great. ... And after watching this movie, my milk consumption goes up every time.

Perfectly done, great maintenance of tone, excellent characterisations.

A solid film, but never really reaching above that. The performances are all great, even Oldman, whose presence both enhances and hurts the film at the same time. His scenes are great to watch but I share the same sentiments as MagB. They just don't fit with the rest of the film.

Léon: The Professional is a great film that needed a better villain. But it has interesting, deep and well-acted characters, as well as some very fun action scenes. The ending action scene needed to be changed, and the finale didn't need to come as quickly as it did, but on the whole, I had a really fun time with it. I can see some people getting creeped out by the relationship between the two main characters, but it intrigued me more than it put me off watching the film.