I must confess... my low rating of this has to do with a similar plot (pre-teen girl who's life is in danger taken under the wing of a professional assassin) being much better utilised in Leon, with far more suspense and gripping action. It also had the added bonus of a young Natalie Portman, rather than the whiny brat who constantly lands everyone in trouble here. Add to that the main shootout being a poorly edited, shot-in-green-light farce, and a villainess who, if she chewed any more carpet, would have a completely bare house, and you can see we have real problems here.Still, it's not all bad. Jean-Marc Barr compellingly plays the ice-cool hired killer, and Asia Argento makes for a sexy yet intelligent officer. We get to see quite a few scenic highlights of Europe, and the plot moves along with just the right speed to stop boredom setting in. It's just the feeling of deja vu is constant from the first shot... And I guarantee you've seen it done better. I know I keep bringing this point up in my reviews, but if the boot fits... 5/10.

I liked this film. The cinematography is just awesome. The colors used in this film are just great.The blue in the Hugo, Alice trip, the green in the ambush scene, were just marvelous. Morover than the cinematography film itself is a great one. What are missing than. The missing is the exaggerated mother. The mother is really very bad put into screen and the bad guy talks. The tempo of the film is in some place dropping there are pretty unnecessary scenes. But the trip scene of Hugo and Alice the ambush scene were one of the best I have ever seen. Those two scenes make me watch it. Hope you enjoy as well, I think it is worth watching.

What's to complain about? This was a B rate "action" film. There's an evil evil bad guy (woman) trying to get her prize (daughter) at all costs, while the good guys (guy with a guilty conscience and tough female cop) try to deliver the prize to its rightful owner (the father). This isn't Silence of the Lambs, or North by Northwest. It is chase scenes, gun fights, macho talk, etc.. entertainment like XXX (Vin Diesel), SWAT, or some other entertainment. Jump of your high horse and enjoy yourself! There's nothing here you haven't seen before. However I thought it was well done and entertaining. So what if The Professional with Jean Reno has done this before and better? I like all the movies listed above including Red Siren, and appreciate each for its own merits.

I'm a huge fan of the Argento's and I watched this movie only because of Asia's presence. I really shouldn't have.The plot centers around a girl who claims her mother is a vicious murderer and the girl winds befriending a french "Leon" type assassin who helps her find her long lost father. But the deranged mother wants her daughter back and hires the most incompetent assassins ever to get to her. Also, a totally incompetent cop, played by Asia, is on their trail too.There's nothing here of any substance. No character devolopment, some of the stubidest dialouge ever, no suspense, bad acting and very boring (and long) action sequences. Everything in the technical department is well done but when there's no substance the film is simply boring. And it's way too overlong.I simply cannot believe Asia is refusing to work with her father and chooses these projects instead. This film isn't as boring as XXX, but it comes close.