on paper and nikita doesn not sound to promise . in the wrong hand and the idea of a criminal be train to become a top assassin sound like a story that would be campy and ridiculous and and over the top and almost comic book like . luckily and nikita be in the right hand a the end result be way well than expect . the script be well write and the cinematography be beautiful and and the directing be excite more often than not . that say and what ultimately make nikita work as well a it do be lead anne parillaud a nikita . parillaud doesn not have much dialogue in the first act . this leave her to do most of her act with facial expression . with a less actress and this could have be disastrous . however and parillaud be a strong actress and be able to pull the role off well . perhaps it be due to her lack of dialogue that i find the first half of the picture far superior to the second half . once nikita relationship with marco begin and the film lose the same momentum it once have . this shift in tone be necessary to some extent in order to show nikita be able to love and be human . at the same time and the result make the film feel a bit uneven . the romance fill middle almost feel like it belong in another movie altogether . the romance be help by the good performance and but the tone isn not quite right . it a problem that probably could have be fix in the editing process . it would be fascinate to see another cut of nikita and one where the romance be drastically edit with scene rearrange and maybe a few minute take out . for me and that would be a good version . i be sure there be people who find the romantic segment the best part of nikita . i be not one of them . there be never a sequel to nikita and but the end leaf room for one . obviously too much time have go by for a sequel to be make now and though i can picture one that begin right a nikita end . the perfect end provide enough closure for the audience to be satisfy and just enough room for more . the end be often the most important part in any storytelling medium and be it literature and theater and or film . the wrong end can leave an audience frustrate . the wrong end can even ruin the entire experience for an audience . with nikita and luc besson have give the audience the most suitable end and one that be completely satisfying . nikita may not be perfect and though the material in the beginning and the end be so strong that only middle section prevents it from be a perfect movie .