Review of Léon: The Professional (1994) by Damian B — 26 Apr 2012

Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, easily their best performance to date.

This review of Léon: The Professional (1994) was written by Damian B on 26 Apr 2012.

Léon: The Professional has generally received very positive reviews.

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