Because I enjoyed the film "Leon" very much I was expecting a gripping and cool flick when it came to this. So when I read the summary, which is about a teenage junkie and delinquent getting hired to be an assassin to be cool. But it's shown in a very boring manner, with boring training sequences that got very tedious. I was expecting more thrilling and stealth elements but it got even more ridiculous and boring as the film progressed. The actress did a fine job when playing a junkie and a delinquent, but I just couldn't buy her as this sexy and alluring femme fatale. They should have focused more on bringing about more interesting and alluring aspects to her training. Like how she learns to use her femininity and sex appeal during the training. This is a dreary movie that fails to entertain and has very poor pacing and structure. It would have done better as a television series with Nikita using her street smarts and other assets. While she goes on different missions while bringing about more development to the settings, missions and characters. Overall, this was a distracting and disappointing film from Luc Besson. The best parts are the scenes with Jean Reno playing another hit-man.
4/10
4/10