Taken (2008)
Taken (2008) – There are many important lessons one must learn in life, but perhaps one of the most important is this one: do not fuck with Liam Neeson. He will fuck your shit up. Luc Besson is a man of simple action plots. In addition to directing the classics Léon(aka The Professional) and The … Continue reading
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) – Gary Oldman is an actor who can go wildly over-the-top. That’s not a bad thing. Some of his larger-than-life characters have been the best things in movies like Léon or Air Force One. His sneering Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy or his Old World emo vampire in Bram … Continue reading
Colombiana (2011)
Columbiana (2011) – Zoë Saldaña is just everywhere these days. It makes sense. She’s hot. She has charisma. Now she shows us she can be an action star. She plays Cataleya Restrepo, a woman whose parents are murdered in front of her as a child as an act of retaliation by a drug cartel. She … Continue reading
La Femme Nikita (1990)
La Femme Nikita (1990) — So there’s a new TV series (the second) based on this movie which made me think “I haven’t seen it in a few years” so I decided to re-watch it. It’s still good though not, in my humble opinion, as Luc Besson’s next two films Leon and The Fifth Element. … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 