Léon is an uncomfortable film. Everything about it is disruptive and chaotic. In fact, the first scene starts off with a multitude of extreme close ups, encompassing the restless atmosphere that surrounds Léon. For Leon is a hitman with the Italian mafia in New York in the 1990s. Such uncomfortableness resonates throughout the film, as his unhinged routine becomes disjointed when a smart, young girl, … Continue reading Léon (Luc Besson, 1994)