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ACTION FILMS

Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes undergoes a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended Rights and frenetic chases. They occasionally have a resourceful charcater struggling against incredible odds such as, life-threatening situations, an evil villain, and/or being chased in several ways of transportation (car, bus, truck, etc), with victory achieved at the end after difficult physical efforts and violence.

While action films have traditionally been a reliable source of revenue for movie studios, relatively few action films obtain critical praise. Although action films have traditionally been aimed at male audiences from the early teens to the mid-30s, many action filmmakers from the 1990s and 2000s added female heroines in response to the expanding social conceptions of gender, glorifying the strong female archetype.

LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL


Léon (also known as The Professional and Léon: The Professional) is a 1994 French/American action thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson.
It stars Jean Reno as a mob hitman (killer), Gary Oldman as a corrupt DEA agent, a young Natalie Portman, in her feature film debut, as a 12-year-old girl who is taken in by the hitman after her family is murdered, and Danny Aiello as the mobster who gives the hitman his assignments.
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. As of January 2011, the film holds a "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an aggregate rating of 78% based on 40 critical reviews. However, the inclusion of the 12-year-old Mathilda character, and Gary Oldman's deliberately overstated portrayal of corrupt DEA officer Norman Stansfield, polarized critics.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léon_(film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/