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Nikita Redux Still Entertains
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/19/2019
While Luc Besson doesn't have a perfect track record when it comes to his films, one thing he does right time and time again is gritty action. Anna may seem a bit too familiar for some - it shares much in common with the film that really put him on the map: La Femme Nikita, but give him credit - just because he goes back to the well, doesn't mean the taste isn't just as sweet.
Besson is also responsible for two films I consider near the top of the respective genres in Leon (The Professional) and The Fifth Element. And both Lucy and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets have their moments, even if they fall short of greatness. Anna isn't the top of his game, but it's not too far off. Model Sasha Luss, who had a small part in Valerian, is given the lead role here as a femme fatale …
