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| Directed by | John Badham |
| Cast | Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Miguel Ferrer, Anne Bancroft, Olivia D'Abo, Harvey Keitel, Calvin Levels, Geoffrey Lewis, Michael Rapaport, Richard Romanus and Lorraine Toussaint |
| Theatrical Release | March 19, 1993 |
| DVD Release | July 1, 1998 |
| Running Time | 109 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R (Restricted) |
| UPC Code | 085391281924 |
| Buy this item | $7.49 at Amazon.com
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Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Original Language - Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 1.0)
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 |  | Saw this remake before the original....... |  |
If everyone thought the same, life would be boring.
I saw third remake with Bridget Fonda befor ethe original.....
This is by a long way an improvement....my only criticism is that some of the shoot out scenes are OTT.....but perhaps not much more than those with Jack Bauer in 24!!
Loved it!!
May 16, 2008 | | Not better than the French version, but very good | |
Like everyone else said, yes, it is no Nikita (French film). But, it is a pretty darn good movie. I was first introduced to the entire Nikita world through this movie and I loved it then and love it now. Bridget Fonda is excellent as the American Nikita (aka Maggie); she is a bit stronger and less confused than the French one and also uniquely different. Although American Nikita does not have that mysterious, interestingly vulnerable but intensely strong quality as the French Nikita, this film manages to pack a great heroine (of sorts, she is an assassin after all) with a great action movie and makes it one good film. Fonda is just great at playing the ex-druggie - now hitwoman Maggie, she is mesmerizing and phenomenal. An excellent Nikita. So, just watch both, and then watch the series, cause it just gets better.
May 13, 2008 | | Bridget Fonda gives this film some muscle! | |
Point of No Return starring the very talented Bridget Fonda is reason alone to watch this film. I wouldn't say I didn't like this film but some of the storyline doesn't ring true. Fonda plays a junkie who is suddenly turned into a hitwoman, I guess that could be believable but I never bought into that strange set-up. Dermot Mulroney also stars as a love interest to Fonda's character, their chemistry is what saves this film, some great stunts are what also keeps this film afloat. See it just for Fonda, she is amazing and so tough in this feature.
September 20, 2007| | | Americanized _La Femme Nikita_ | |
Fun treatment of the French Noir Moderne classic _La Femme Nikita_, without any pretensions of grandeur. This film clearly needs some fine-print in the credits stating "we only did it for the money," but is a much more light-hearted & trendy take on the darker & more brooding French original. They're both excellent films, but PoNR being a better "movie & a pizza" choice while the original is perhaps better reserved for the serious film buffs out there. There's whole fan sites dedicated to this movie, largely due to Bridget Fonda's excellent work in injecting life back into what was essentially a story that had been "sanitized for American audiences" by an idiot-run big-budget Hollywood movie machine. Oh well, you can rarely go wrong underestimating the standards of the American public, but they almost did so when dumbing-down LFN. Fortunately, the actors & director on PoNR did a great job & by giving everything they had, brought an otherwise eviscerated cinematic story back to life. Kudos!
June 6, 2007 | | Do not waste your time or money, see the original | |
Do not waste your time or money, see the original. Once in awhile, a remake of a movie from another culture works; for example, Seven Samurai becomes "Magnificant Seven" -- Most of the time, the remake is trash. The original "La Femme Nikita" is a great movie: exciting with a strong political viewpoint; this version is simply Hollywood pablum.
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