Leon the professional why is it rated r

Teen, 13 years old Written by Leonvol January 31, Good movie It is a good movie but it Can be harsh time to times. I saw it with my family when I was 11 years old, and I was okay after that. But this movie is a real classic that has some violent times to times. Kid, 12 years old May 20, This title contains: Positive Messages. Positive role models. Teen, 15 years old Written by ruben September 22, Super cool hit man movie is also complex I think this film overall is pretty good, even though it can be slow at times.

The relationship between Leon and mathilda is very interesting, and the violence while not too graphic adds a lot of excitement to the movie. Teen, 13 years old Written by Kvaka4ever November 28, Amazing I really enjoyed this movie. Teen, 16 years old Written by rw July 2, One of my favourites I know that in this movie the violence is the main concern and I want to say that it isn't nearly as bad as some might say.

I'm typically very squeamish and I handled this movie without a problem. There is blood, but there aren't any extremely gory images. The movie is disturbing, more in terms of the plot than the content, but it is worth watching. You find yourself wanting to find out what happens next, fully immersed in the story. One thing almost everyone agrees on is that this movie is simply amazing: my family members recommended it to me, and I later heard some of my friends saying how much they enjoyed it.

Kid, 10 years old March 12, Teen, 15 years old Written by alirezanajd28 August 29, One of the best movies ever created, magnificent performances from jean reno, gary oldman and the young natalie portman; also it has a wonderful story that will stay in your mind forever! This title contains: Positive role models. Teen, 15 years old Written by Mavrah May 31, Hitman tale has feelings, good characters, but lacks action. Amazing movie, but might be to overwhelming for some! Personally when I was told to see this I didn't want too.

Once I got around to it I regretted not watching it earlier. This movie was just flat-out amazing. This was the beginning of Natalie Portman's career and I don't doubt it for a second.

Some people however might not like this movie because it does contain some violence that ranges from mild to strong, and it has a shoot out towards the end. Some people will be disturbed by the killing of Matilda's family which may scare some of the younger kids. This movie does contain the F word and other swear's, but not as bad as most R rated movies. She escapes to Leon's nearby apartment after her family has been wiped out by a crooked top DEA enforcer named Stansfield Gary Oldman , who wants to kill her too.

Matilda wants to hire Leon to avenge the death of her little brother; in payment, she offers to do his laundry. Leon wants nothing to do with the girl, but she insists, and attaches herself like a leech. Eventually she develops an ambition to become a cleaner herself.

And their fate plays out like those of many another couple on the lam, although with that year age difference.

Matilda is played with great resourcefulness by Portman, who is required by the role to be, in a way, stronger than Leon. She has seen so many sad and violent things in her short life, and in her dysfunctional family, that little in his life can surprise her. She's something like the Jodie Foster character in " Taxi Driver ," old for her years. Yet her references are mostly to movies: "Bonnie and Clyde didn't work alone," she tells him.

And they were the best. So Leon finds himself saddled with a little sidekick, just when the manic Stansfield is waging a personal vendetta against him. Although "The Professional" bathes in grit and was shot in the scuzziest locations New York has to offer, it's a romantic fantasy, not a realistic crime picture. Besson's visual approach gives it a European look; he finds Paris in Manhattan. That air of slight displacement helps it get away with various improbabilities, as when Matilda teaches Leon to read in a few days, apparently , or when Leon is able to foresee the movements of his enemies with almost psychic accuracy.

This gift is useful during several action sequences in "The Professional," when Leon, alone and surrounded by dozens if not hundreds of law officers, is able to conceal himself in just such a way that when the cops enter an apartment in just such a manner, he can swing down from the ceiling, say, and blast them. Or he can set a trap for them.

Or he can apparently teleport himself from one part of an apartment to another; they think they have him cornered, but he's behind them. So many of the movie's shoot-outs unfold so conveniently for him that they seem choreographed. Director Luc Besson. Luc Besson. Top credits Director Luc Besson. See more at IMDbPro. Top rated movie Trailer The Professional. Photos Top cast Edit. Jean Reno Leon as Leon. Gary Oldman Stansfield as Stansfield.

Natalie Portman Mathilda as Mathilda. Danny Aiello Tony as Tony. Peter Appel Malky as Malky. Keith A. Glascoe 3rd Stansfield Man as 3rd Stansfield Man. Carl J. Matusovich Mathilda's Brother as Mathilda's Brother. Frank Senger Fatman as Fatman. Luc Bernard Mickey as Mickey.

More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. After her father, step-mother, step-sister and little brother are killed by her father's employers, the year-old daughter of an abject drug dealer manages to take refuge in the apartment of a professional hitman who at her request teaches her the methods of his job so she can take her revenge on the corrupt DEA agent who ruined her life by killing her beloved brother.

If you want the job done right, hire a professional. Action Crime Drama Thriller. Rated R for scenes of strong graphic violence, and for language. Did you know Edit. He felt that this would make audiences relax and realize that he wasn't someone who would take advantage of a vulnerable young girl.

Goofs Many viewers believe that Stansfield never saw Leon, and therefore could not recognize him at the end, but they fail to remember that Stansfield visited Tony at the restaurant after Leon had killed part of Stansfield's crew.