Natalie Portman's "please open the door" scene is a master class in conveying multiple emotions.

Realizing that I saw this movie in the cinema and seeing how old natalie Portman is now makes me feel really old

Congratulations on the marriage Mary Something you should know. The actor who played Benny was actually a professional firefighter who died in the September 11th attacks while trying to rescue people in one of the World Trade Center buildings. RIP Keith A. Glascoe

An all round classic film. And I never tire of rewatching it. So glad you enjoyed it Mary, and congratulations on your marriage! 😃🎉

This movie was made by Luc Besson , like him or hate him, his work is always unique ^^ I don't remember if you watched the 5th element, but I would recommand it, it might be his most famous (and weird 😋 ) movie, with Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich and Gary Oldman (the bad guy in Leon). It's a classic 😉

I love this movie so much, and this was Natalie Portman's first movie. The first time I saw this I knew nothing about it, but I had seen Jean Reno in other movies, so I watched it for him. I was instantly blown away by Natalie Portman, and the movie in general. A few years later she was in Star Wars: Episode 1, and it was all history from there.

30:53 "My god, how many people does he need?!" - Mary will soon find out he needs EEEEVERRRRY ONE!!!

I watched this film for the first time just a few months ago! I love this channel, especially when films I haven't seen appear - it's like a recommendation engine for what I should watch next, and then I get to see your reaction afterwards haha

You are so correct Mary. Movies like this and The Princess Bride are unique in the way they were done, and can never be replicated. B.t.w. Congrats on the nuptials, and the channel growth! Best wishes.

Luc Besson wrote Leon after he made the film (La Femme) Nikita, where Jean Reno (Leon) played Cleaner, Besson thought there was more to Reno's role.

Jean Reno is quite remarkable actor. Some films you might consider putting polls (if you plan to do more European films especially) La Femme Nikita (1990) Les Visiteurs / the Visitors (1993) Ronin (1998) Les Rivières pourpres / The Crimson Rivers (2000)

Makes me cry. Every time. And I keep coming back for more.

7:40 and we're watching a reaction of someone's experience watching a movie, where a character is watching a movie 🤣

Congratulations on the wedding. This film is from Luc Besson, Leon is based on a character from one of his earlier movies 'Nikita', which is another great film. I first saw Nikita in the cinema by accident, liked the look of the poster and it turned out to be a French film with English subtitles, but that didn't matter. It is worth watching, there is an English dubbed version, but I assume you could probably react to the original language version and just leave the subtitles on (not sure how the KZfaq copyright checker would react to that). Gary Oldman (Stansfield) is also in another Luc Besson film which you will enjoy, The Fifth Element.

One of my favs, it was so much fun watching it with you. Thanks for sharing!

Truly a gem. I think this is the first role I saw Gary Oldman in, and it's still my favorite. Eric Serra does the music for (I think) all of Luc Besson's movies. I can also highly recommend _La Femme Nikita;_ it has a similar vibe (and even features an alternate version of Leon!). Congratulations and best wishes for your marriage.

Congrats for the wedding. All the happiness in the world !

I've been a massive fan of this movie since it came out. Jean Reno and Natalie Portman are both great in those roles. I kinda wish they would make a sequel where Natalie Portman does become a cleaner and Jean Reno plays Leon again in her mind. This was Natalie Portman's first movie. She was 12 at the time. Even from the start she was amazing. For the scene of her getting drinking at the restaurant, in the US it is ok for underage people to drink if a parent gives it to them in some states. Still not common but legally speaking it would be alright. I'm not sure if it is/was legal in New York at the time. Obviously not real alcohol in filming.

Your reaction to this classic was great. Just a suggestion for future reactions. You should tell everyone to join your Patreon. And I mean EVERYYYONE!!! 😂

the music was composed by Eric Serra... and absurdly talented composer who's worked with Luc Besson almost exclusively. amazing scores and flavor!

Another hitman-with-a-twist movie I would definitely recommend is Grosse Point Blank, also mid-90s. Great characters by a loaded cast and with dark comedic elements - special mention for Joan Cusack 🙂

One of my favourite films. I would highly recommend The BIg Blue, also directed by Luc Besson and stars Jean Reno. For another Reno film, I think you'd enjoy 'Ronin'.

Congratulations on your wedding, I wish you a very happy marriage for the future, Mary. A great reaction, it's a good film, but of course because she didn't listen Leon, and her actions ultimately got him killed, but that's what he was trying to teach her, revenge isn't the answer, it's like the Confucius saying, 'Before beginning on a path of revenge, dig two graves' as this is often the outcome.

Congratulations Mary. All the best to both of you.

"Oh my god, how many people does he need?!" Every one of us: OOOH, OOOH, WE KNOW THE ANSWER! :D

Haha. We’re watching a “movie” of someone watching a movie of someone watching a movie.

Congrats Mary, may there be many glorious happy years ahead for you and yours! 🥂❤️ 😊

"Watching a movie of someone watching a movie..." That's kind of what I'm doing too!

The light hitting Natalie Portperson's face when Leon opens the door and her look of grief mixed with relief is incredibly well done :)

This was such a great movie. Now that Natalie Portman is older I would love to see a sequel with her as the new Professional great reaction. Oh and CONGRATULATIONS 🎊 on your marriage

Natalie Portman should have gotten an Oscar for the hallway scene in the beginning alone. Where she's at Léon's door. And I'm glad you understand the nature of Léon and Mathilda's relationship. A lot of other reactors seem to be hugely uncomfortable with it. Anyway, recommendation time: Léon and The Fifth Element (1997) are Luc Besson's best films. Earlier stuff is good (Nikita - 1990 / The Big Blue - 1988) but you won't get many views with those. And after 2000, Besson became more of a producer. His comeback film (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - 2017) wasn't great. You should put The Fifth Element in a poll. It's sci-fi. Good sci-fi.

"Leon: The Professional" and the also excellent "Road to Perdition"(2002)come from a tradition assassin kids that can be traced back to the samurai movie: "Shogun Assassin," (1980) which came from the 6 Japanese films: "Baby cart Assassin" series of films from the 1970s, which was an adaption of the magnificent 8,6oo page Graphic novel epic "Lone Wolf and Cub."

Congratulations on getting married! All the best wishes! And keep doing your reactions, they are always fun to watch.

One of my favorite movies of all time. It’s great to see someone else watch it for the first time.

I didn't realize Mathilda was carrying "memories" from her family and Leon in the form of the bunny and the potted plant. Nice observation. Also I love this movie as well. Only saw it for the first time a little over a month ago and I was blown away. It's probably my favorite movie of all time because I love the lone wolf and cub trope and this is the best execution of it I've seen.

"... like you feel at peace. ... Woh! I'm so not at peace!"

Ty for doing the extended version, so much better. Great reaction.

Congrats on the marriage!!!!!! i have following you for quite a while and you are amazing

"Now she looks like 11". Well yes, there's a reason for that - Natalie Portman was 12/13 years old when she made this. Certainly not passing as "18" 😁 Two other movies you might like - "The City of Lost Children" and "Fanny and Alexander" (I recomend the full version of the latter although it's perhaps a bit long do do a reaction to unless you broke it into multiple parts?)

30:51 "How many people does he need...?" My guess would be... EVERYONE!! :)

this is my most favourite movie ever! there was talk about a movie follow up called 'Matilda' staring Nathalie Portman, infact they shot a scene or 2... they are on the internet if you search for them, but Luc Besson didnt want to be involved so Ms Portman pulled out.

Congratulations lovely lady, very happy for you. Great movie and an awesome reaction.

I absolutely hate when people don’t understand this movie and claim that it promotes the p thing. I mean speaking about projection lol Glad you understood it.

Natalie Portman was only around eleven years old when she acted in this film. She has such great talent.

Congrats, Mary! I think Leon is watching "Singing in the Rain" a very good classic movie with lots of singing and dancing.

Her dealing with the bullies reminded me of my son when we moved from the inner city to a suburb. When the bullies tried to push him around, he beat one of them up in the hallway, after he warned the bully what was going to happen. He told the vice principal what happened straight up and asked the bully, "Are you as bad as it gets around here?" Never had a problem after that.

Really fantastic unique movie. Luc Besson is on another level. I highly recommand you "La Femme Nikita" by the same director. Very emotional as well about a female hitman.

Since you liked this one you might also enjoy La Femme Nikita (1990) by the same director, Luc Besson. Jean Reno also appears as a supporting character that is almost a proto-Léon, though it isn’t nearly as well developed or personable a character.

For a much happier look into the very 1990’s world of professional assassins and high school reunions, highly recommend “Grosse Pointe Blank.” Really good sound track……

The 'Awkward Hitman' trope was very popular at the time this came out. A few others I'd recommend are "Grosse Pointe Blank" (1997) and "Coldblooded" (1995) for a bit more dark comedy take on the subject, and "The Point Of No Return" (1993) and "Angel's Dance" (1999) for somewhat more dramatic takes.

Congratulations, Mary! I loved this movie from when I first saw it in the cinema and it immediately made me a life long fan of Nathalie Portman, what a debut. And if you love this movie I am pretty sure you will also like the director Luc Besson previous movie La Femme Nikita (1990), which introduced Jean Reno (Leon) as a hitman. I hope you will react to that one too even though it is not in English.

I feel really, really sorry for the first bully of that school who's trying to mess with Mathilda. ... she went to Leon's school, before.

Congratulations on your marriage! For a more recent Natalie Portman film try Annihilation (2018) from Alex Garland. For an equally good Jean Reno performance, you simply must see him with an awesome ensemble cast in Ronin (1997). To see Gary Oldman be both charming and terrifying then it's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) from Francis Ford Coppola

00:31:16 "How many man do you need? -- EVERYONE!!! -- Ok, okay." Hahaha

Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness. Congratulations on your wedding!

Van harte gefeliciteerd met jullie huwelijk! Sooo glad you liked it... & I also really recommend Black Swan with Natalie Portman, The Big Blue / Hector and the Search for Happiness / Cold Blood with Jean Reno & of course another must watch classic by the director Luc Besson is the 5th Element!

Props to the editor for adding The Dark Knight soundtrack to Stansfield's Walkman at 6:03 lol. Referencing Gary Oldman's other famous police role.

30:34 That snort 😂 I love this channel!

The big blue ( le grand blue ) is another great movie , Besson ,Reno Roxana Arquette et jean mark Barr

CONGRATULATIONS for you two, Mary!

Dunno if anybody ever caught it, but Bill Clinton was President when this film was made: the jogger with all the security that Portman shoots with the paintball, is supposed to be him! 🤣 Danny Aiello plays a hilarious hitman that's down on his luck, in a great-but-unknown film called "Two Days In The Valley". A young Natalie Portman was in another great film, called "Heat": both are definitely worth watching.

32:13. Brilliant editing! Big up to whoever thought of that! 😄

Hey Mary, this is such an exceptional movie, yet it is a bit unnerving to see the libidinous tension between the main characters. This film is a unique one and a top favorite of mine. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. More classic films for you are: 1) "Horse Feathers" (1932); 2) "His Girl Friday'' (1940); 3) "Tenth Avenue Angel" (1948); 4) "Caged" (1950); 5) "Rashomon" (1950) and 6) "From Here to Eternity" (1953). 📽❤️

POWERFUL acting! Natalie is UNREAL!

Gary Oldman was amazing in this movie. He rocked the villain role. Natalie was amazing!!!!!! Jean Reno is class act. Love this movie. Great reaction Mary.

Congratulations on your marriage Mary🎉💙!! Natalie Portman kills this role and Leon's character is amazing... love this movie!!

You figuring out what “EVERYONE” means, was hilarious.

The idea for this movie, came from the first luc Besson movie, La Femme Nikita, a very great movie! There was also an American version, tho not as good. Most luc Besson movies are very good! Like 5th element, first 2 transporters, and others.

Congratulations to you both. I hope you keep doing what you want to do to make you happy KZfaq or anything else. I appreciate your time and all the hard work it must take to put out the content you create.

That great big dude who you called "Mega Man" ("Benny") was played by Keith A. Glascoe. In addition to being an actor and member of the New York Jets practice squad, he was a New York City firefighter. He passed away in the line of duty during the attack on New York City on September 11th, 2001. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_A._Glascoe

A lot of people (including me) get the wrong idea about Tony at first. He kept Leon's money for him, like he said, and he'll look after the money for Matilda. He also gave Matilda some tough love at the end - the stern talking to that she needed, about reality.

8:11 "Megaman" (or known in this movie as Benny) is portrayed by Keith A. Glascoe, a real life New York City firefighter who died at the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001.

Congratulations!! May you have many, many years of happiness.

Love the way you fall into dutch when you really dislike a situation! "Neee!!!" XD

A contrast and complement to this movie is Immortal Beloved. It's about Beethoven. A great musical movie.

So great to see you enjoy this wonderful movie Mary.

Dude you got married well done and congrats to you both.

Leon was so the expert in the concept of Operation (Gotcha Last).

Congratulations! May you have many many years of happiness together!

29:25 Just earlier today I was thinking about how fun it is to watch kids playing in the park, seeing them having fun and reminding me of when I was a kid. But as a guy I can't do that these days.

Congratulations Mary ! Your absolutely glowing ! ❤

Congratulations and great pick! Such a classic. Keep your eye on the Norwegian Netflix Viking Comedy "Norsemen." It's hilarious and amazing. Norsemen. And I shed a tear watching this reaction btw.

Mary: omg, how many people does he need? Me: EVERYONE!

Gary Oldman plays the charming but scary role perfectly in many of his roles. One of my favorites is The Firm 1988. It is quite dated now perhaps but you can see him dancing playfully with the duality of charming and scary even this early on in his career.

The music is by Eric Serra, who also did the music for The Fifth Element, which is why it might sound familiar to you.

Another great movie featuring a young actor is Paper Moon from 1973. It's a road comedy starring Ryan and Tatum O'Neal as a father and daughter pair of scammers on the road in U.S. Midwest during the Great Depression. Tatum O'Neal won an Oscar for her performance in it. She was only ten years old at the time. Peter Bogdanovich directed film with László Kovács in charge of cinematography. The film holds up well. Check it out when you can.

NP's mother had a precondition that NP would be trained by preofessionls to handle all the guns she uses in the movie. Smart long-term investment. 🙂

"Victor. Nettoyeur." the movie. btw those pig oven gloves are made in Japan. They are on ebay.

The green and yellow capsules Norman Stansfield takes is Librium, a sedative and hypnotic medication of the benzodiazepine class; it is used to treat anxiety, insomnia and withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and/or drug abuse, Amy Winehouse was taking it to help with her Alcoholic addiction it was the only proscribed drug in her system when she died RIP. Peace out.

Another very unique Luc Besson movie you should react to is "The Fifth Element". It's a scifi action comedy starring Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich.

There needs to be a sequel made of this movie with Natalie Portman as a hit-woman.

Now you need to see _La Femme Nikita_ also by Luc Besson. Matilda is basically a little Nikita. Besson has a type.

The song "Shape of My Heart" by Sting is so perfect for this movie. I recommend you listen to the song at least once on a nice system.

I've noticed others get the impression Leon's being conned out of his money but I think Tony can be trusted imo, its because Leon couldn't read or write and he is keeping it for him, but Leon doesn't really have a reason to spend his money on anything, he's been in his bubble for years, until Mathilda came along and made him realise what he's been missing. This is the Directors Cut, but both versions are great, this has some slightly strange scenes, made more so when you google the director Luc Besson. But it's still one of my all time favourite films, original, awesome acting, Natalie Portman did an amazing job especially for her age.

1990s Gary Oldman was the most terrifying man on the planet.

Gary Oldman was the lead detective in this. You might want to look at his resume. He's been in a ton of movies and is just a great actor. One of the best, in my opinion. You've probably already reacted to some of his movies and not realized it because he just blends in.

Congratulations Mary. All the best to you. Men seem to have more of an issue with their relationship than women do these days, which is fascinating to me. Personally, I think it’s 100% clear that Leon’s intentions are pure, even though Mathilda’s emotions are, well, a bit grownup for her age. This belongs to a very short list of superbly nuanced juvenile performances that also includes Christina Ricci in The Addams Family, particularly the second one, Kirsten Dunst in Interview With The Vampire and Tatum O’Neil in the criminally overlooked masterpiece Paper Moon. I recommend the first 2 mostly for those performances, but I recommend Paper Moon for much more than that, like this film.

Natalie Portman was 13 when she made this movie. A couple years later she made a more obscure, but amazing movie called Beautiful Girls. She was just as unique at 15. Another obscure movie was Garden State where she out-classed the entire cast.

2:55 "My god, how many people does he need?" well..... "EVERYONE!!!!!!!!"

Oldman is Great as always; the 11 yr old Portman deserved a Best Supporting Actress for this work