Bulletcatcher See "La Femme Nikita" (1990). Don't bother with this craptastic ripoff. Seriously.This is a really, really poorly done remake. It should not have been made at all.Do I sound like a fanboy? Well, yes, I am - the original is an excellent film, in my opinion. This is a poor excuse for a film. The talents of talented actors Harvey Keitel and Gabriel Byrne are utterly wasted. Bridget Fonda is not believable at all as the main character.The weapons used in the film were not researched by anyone in the props department. They grabbed guns they thought looked "cool." A .22 match pistol used in place of a big-bore .50 cal Desert Eagle for a close-in assassination, a .22 match rifle used in place of a suppressed Steyr AUG A1. Seriously, this movie is ridiculous flash over substance.Just don't waste your time on this junk.

blanche-2 This American version of "La Femme Nikita" from 1993 stars Bridget Fonda a a drug-addicted murderer who is saved from lethal injection by a government agent (Gabriel Byrne), who gives her the chance to train as an assassin. Naturally she takes it though she is very resistant.She goes through the training and carries out assignments, but has to on the surface lead a normal life. When she meets and falls for J.P. (Dermot Mulrooney), having to keep so much of situation secret becomes difficult.Bridget Fonda is excellent as Maggie, who is transformed into a classy killer. Gabriel Byrne gives a marvelous performance as her low-key recruiter, who winds up bonding with her. Harvey Keitel plays "The Cleaner" and he's scary as all get-out.Very exciting film, violent, and fast-moving. Fonda seems to be retired now - she is a very appealing actress and handled the role beautifully.

Matthew_Capitano OK telling of a recruited wild woman who is trained for dangerous undercover missions.Bridget Fonda is sizzling after she styles her hair and shaves under her arms. Gabriel Byrne is the taskmaster who is torn between offering her tough assignments and hoping she doesn't get her pretty little head blown off during the next mission.Good action with a solid performance by Anne Bancroft as Bridget's hardened etiquette teacher who may or may not be a lesbian.I am somewhat puzzled by all the negative reviews on this forum; this film is worth a look for action fans and Bridget Fonda admirers.

elshikh4 This movie has only 2 excellent factors.Firstly, (Bridget Fonda)'s performance as Nina. Portraying fear, innocence, alienation, and violence was her glorious talent here. Actually, in some places, she was more serious than the movie itself. This undoubtedly is going to be in her top 5 works ever. True (Anne Bancroft) and (Dermot Mulroney) played their roles beautifully; (Bancroft) as old and a bit conscienceless version of Nina, and (Mulroney) as the carefree young man who becomes careworn after loving a grisly mystery. Though, I see that no one could compete with (Fonda), or reach the "excellent" rank she mounted.Secondly, (Hans Zimmer)'s music. It tells the story in indelible effectiveness, being hair-raising, sentimental and painful. I loved in specific the fiery track of the restaurant's chase, and the blue yet optimistic one of the very end.Sorrowfully, the ordinary factors include the rest of the movie ! The sets were poor; I quite hated (Anne Bancroft)'s class of a room. I discovered that (Fonda)'s black dress, that she wore in her first task, is stolen, not remade!, from the same sequence in Nikita (1990); the original French movie that this one is based on (now how uncreative !!). (John Badham)'s direction is so average. It has an executive character all along. As an action, it's deprived of anything special. And as emotional it's just good. (Badham)'s only merit, I think, was leading the performances soundly. Some points bugged me very. Concerning the restaurant's assassination; how in god's name carrying out a murder, by a governmental "secret" agent, without any disguise whatsoever, and in front of all the restaurant's customers, waiters and cooks ? Let alone any cameras as well ?! Then, the through-the-window assassination was done absurdly; that gun was so near to the extent of being seen by anyone, plus it was easy to know the source of the bullet ! And the matter of kidnapping the blond mistress, in front of all of her bodyguards, was more and more absurd. Why not gassing all of them since the start ? Add to that unwarranted points like seeing (Gabriel Byrne) kissing the heroine, or (Miguel Ferrer) throwing a joke. However, nothing was worse than the ending; I don't know a logical reason for it but a desperate intention of making a sequel ! (Point of No Return) couldn't be into the point unless in terms of performance and music. Hence, it ends up as average, despite (Fonda)'s cleverness while even blinking, and (Zimmer)'s music which can make the stone cry. Well, many average factors with a few excellent ones make average work. And the example is clear; this work !