anne parillaud be phenomenal a a terrifyingly vulnerable and beautiful and human young anti hero with an incredible talent for violence . a drug addict murderous teen be give a second chance by a government agency look to exploit her penchant for conscience less kill . mentor by a man whose compassion for her be only match by his ambition and machiavellian sadism and nikita venture on a roller coaster ride lead a double life a assassin and clean living young woman in love . her passionate affair with marco and the clarity of her un drugged consciousness and combine to promote the development of a conscience a dangerous thing in her line of work . nikita be and nevertheless and a victim of her circumstance and and like the rest of the character on both side and seem stick in a very bad situation . in addition to the artistry with which this story be tell and this film have a very nihilistic sense of justice and not so subtly point out the fact that state authorize murder be still murder . jean reno fan will enjoy his brief typecast cameo a the cleaner . this be one of the best and if not the best and of besson film . it be extremely well paced and starkly and beautifully shot and and feature some of the best acting and writing of the entire action genre . the script be just a little well in french than english . nikita do not have the feel of an action film and but rather and feel like a fatalistic drama riddle with almost continuous tragedy and heartbreak and and spice with just a tad of hope . parillaud multi layer and complex construction of her character be so mesmerizing that it be frankly difficult to think of anything else while attempt to reflect on this film .