Tag: Leon

The Lady **

Visionary French director Luc Besson is no stranger to developing utterly compelling stories centring on intriguing female protagonists, and delving into the make-up of their psyche during their individual struggle, from adults (Nikita) to children (Leon). Therefore, with the story of what made one of history’s most iconic female figures, Burmese pro-democracy fighter Aung San …

22 Bullets – 3*

Marseilles is a brutal place, it seems, especially if you are/were Mafioso. Basically, you have zero chance of ever going straight and living a quiet life. This is the premise behind director Richard Berry’s mobster revenge spree, 22 Bullets, starring internationally respected Gallic star Jean Reno as former Marseilles Mafioso Charley Mattei who discovers that …