Gary Oldman's performance makes it almost easy for Reno's
character to become a noir hero. Such a commanding
performance, bar setting for other corrupt police
villan-kings....
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, William Ahearn
<williamahearn@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hey,
>
> Anybody see Luc Bresson's The Professional
(sometimes
> titled Leon) with Jean Reno? Yes, it's a recent
flick
> -- and very violent -- but it certainly fulfills
the
> criteria for being noir in the classic
sense.
>
> Anybody else see it?
>
> William
>
> Essays and Ramblings
> <http://www.williamahearn.com>
>
>
>
>
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