I own both the US and international versions of this film, and the international edition is much better. Both versions carry a slight sexualtension throughout between Leon and Matilda, and the uncut version is morepronounced in this area, but that isn't the reason to buy it.The extra24 minutes on the uncut version provides a deeper understanding of therelationship between the two as the film progresses. For example, in the USversion Matilda never becomes a real "cleaner" or hitman. It'sonly hinted at when they shoot a jogger from a rooftop with blanks. In theuncut version, Leon takes her completely under his wing and teaches her thetrade, including scenes where the pair run around killing bad guys andsuch. In the process, Leon teaches her the "ring trick" bytossing a grenade at a victim and keeping the ring and grenade pin in hishand. This scene sets up the final scenes in the movie in a way that the USversion left short and unexplained.
If you enjoyed the US version, you'llprobably love the uncut version more, if only because the characters andtheir relationships are much deeper.
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Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman and Danny Aiello star in Leon: The Professional, a go-for-broke thriller about a professional assassin whose work becomes dangerously personal. Calling himself a "cleaner", the mysterious Leon (Reno) is New York's top hitman. When his next-door neighbors are murdered, Leon becomes the unwilling guardian of the family's sole survivor - 12-year-old Mathilda (Natalie Portman), but Mathilda doesn't just want protection; she wants revenge. Training her in the deadly tricks of his trade, Leon helps her track the psychotic agent (Oldman) who murdered her family.
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