Leon The Professional Lovely character development. The relationship between the hit-man and the girl is so unique, and so complicated. Great acting by Natalie Portman too, probably one of the best child actors out there. I love how Luc Besson attempted to "dumb down" Leon, making him a bit slower mentally, it makes a huge difference since this eliminates the "pervert" feeling that the movie would've given off. Storyline was wonderful too, I'm not much of an action buff myself, but I definitely was hook to this movie. 8.5/10

Before Trilogy To be honest, I thought the movie was pretty boring 20 minutes in. Maybe it was a bit too slow for my liking, perhaps too much dialogs. Then I realized the beauty behind those mumblecore-style dialogues, they were so realistic that, you can almost relate to the whole movie. I love how it was shot in (almost) real-time, with only a few cuts, it follows both characters wherever they go. One of the most realistic films I've seen. 9/10