Mark smokes an entire box of Gauloises before reviewing the Luc Besson classic, Nikita, on Blu-ray… Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is a young heroin addict riding that particular pastime to oblivion.
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From this point the plot becomes somewhat meandering.
Shes a successful killer who lives a relatively normal life with a man she met in a supermarket.
Its also got a great score by Eric Serra, which is especially evocative in the action scenes.
His work here is so good I keep promising myself Ill buy it on CD.
The other stand-out aspect ofNikitais the cinematography by Thierry Arbogast, who also shot other Besson productionsThe Fifth ElementandLeon.
Some of his shots of Paris are simply stunning and its mostly delivered with entirely natural light.
The downside of those lighting choices is that some of the internal scenes and night photography is quite grainy.
Im not a grain fan, but this fits well with the gritty realism of the subject matter.
Despite being only stereo the sound is very crisp and there is excellent range in those sequences with music.
The minimalist theme of the audio is also reflected in the limited extras.
Theyre all in SD, and have a total running time of less than 30 minutes.
Film:
GetNikita [Blu-ray] [1990]
Rating:
4 out of 5
