Le Femme Nikita

Le Femme Nikita-the story of a young woman who is turned from a cop killer in the streets to a government assassin. This thriller stars Anna Parillaud as Nikita and Jean-Hugues Anglade as Marco. The movie is directed by Luc Besson who is known for writing and directing the movie "The Fifth Element." Over the years he has been nominated for and won plenty of awards for the films he both writes and directs. He was also involved in the show "Nikita" that was a spin off of his movie "Le Famme Nikita. In the opening scenes you can see that Nikita is a drug addict who is hanging out with the wrong crowd. Her group decides to hold up a drug store, when cornered by the police, she takes advantage of the cops lapse and shoots him point blank in the face. She has no chance of escape because she's a non social, strung out girl who doesn't care if she kills or dies. She is sentence to death in court, but a strange thing occurs as her death is faked and she awakens in a government building. She is given a whole new life style, and her mentor tries to help her adapt to it, but she is filled with so much anger that she would rather hit him than listen to what he has to say. She even shows a little of affection for him, when she learn to trust the man that sparred her life, but she is than disappointed. After three years it is time for her graduate and rejoin society. This is where she meets a grocery check-out clerk who is very nice and she falls in love with him. From there on out the movie concludes with her carrying out her deadly assignments while she doesn't cheat her emotions of love. Parillaud is a very good in this role, from the beginning to the end you see her transform from someone who is so strung out she don't know how to act like a woman, to a girl who has figured it all out. That is one of the movies strongest points, seeing this woman transform throughout the movie. Le Femme Nikita is a surprisingly touching thriller which keep you on edge till the end, as the viewers watch this woman learn love and sweetness but has to deal with a job that will ultimately make her pay the price for her freedom.