The Professional

Story

Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) made his American directorial debut with this stylized thriller about a French hit man (Jean Reno) who takes in an American girl (Natalie Portman) being pursued by a corrupt killer cop (Gary Oldman). Oldman is a little more unhinged than he should be, but there is something genuinely irresistible about the story line and the relationship between Reno and Portman. Rather than cave in to the cookie-cutter look and feel of American action pictures, Besson brings a bit of his glossy style from French hits La Femme Nikita and Subway to the production, and the results are refreshing even if the bullets and explosions are awfully familiar. --Tom Keogh

DVD Features

• Color
• Closed-captioned
• Widescreen
• Dolby

Movie Details

Cast:

Gary Oldman
Natalie Portman
Jean Reno
Danny Aiello
Don Creech

Running time: 109 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 2.35:1

DVD International release dates:
North America: May 22, 01