Very disappointing...

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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I think this film was phenomenal until the ambassador's mission started. The first half of the film was just brilliantly done, the music , the pacing, the acting was just wonderful, I have never felt so much pleasure in a long time since T2: The Judgement Day, the action sequences was one of the best I've ever seen, packed with emotional impact and incredible depth, the first half of this film serves everything what a film should've done. After Nikita left and graduated from the training school, she lived a joyful life and worked professionally, and that's where the second part began, which by far was still an amazing film. The scene where she's in Venice and tried to shot a guy from the window is incredible, she cried while her fiancé was talking to her threw the bathroom's door, that was a powerful scene to me and surely impacted me a lot , but after this scene's finished, this film has started to sag .The character's transformation from here was totally uncompelling , the way Nikita acted so unprofessional and whiny was very weird, as the fact that she's been trained for a long time, she shouldn't be so sad about it , or if she's supposed to be like that, than the motivation should be more convincing, and THAT's where this film has failed, after the believably anding of the second act, it didn't really feel like it, the impact was small, the plot haven't given an enough incidents to carry the weight of the story , and there wasn't enough conflict to convince the audience that her motivation was right , as a result, it didn't feel like there was an ending for the second act until the final mission , which was supposedly being the third act of this film. Than the film ended, left me with a complete shock , and sad, because it's a pity , it could've been a masterpiece , but we got an shattered work instead.

I watched this film when it first came out, and then watched it again and again analyzing it ad nauseum... to try and learn a thing or two. Yes, it is that good. I like a few other Luc Besson films, but this one is a notch or two above his other creations.Nikita is a story about a drug addicted woman who becomes a government agent, or rather - an assassin.That part of the story is presented really well, and provides more than enough excitement to support the entire film. But what makes this film so good is everything that happens below the surface: complex relationships, unfinished business, never knowing if she will do this or that... yet, none of it feels forced or contrived. It all makes perfect sense.I read some negative reviews here and was wondering if those people even watched this film: their questions almost feel like they should not be allowed in theaters alone. Carefully watching a film such as this one will go a long way toward enjoying it.Perhaps the only "problem" with La Femme Nikita is that it came out at the time when no one knew who Luc Besson was, and with minimal, if any, promotion armchair film-critics found it to be an easy target for unjustified negativity. Too many people are on a lookout for what seems like an easy target for their vitriol, and this film did not come with any big names attached, so they could not pass on the opportunity.The true greatness of this film is best illustrated by the fact that numerous TV shows and a remake or two were made soon after it came out. You know a film is good when other filmmakers are aching to make it again, and they fail to exceed its high standards.The only other real problem with this film may be its subtitles. Since I speak French, I simply listen, rather than read, but a few times that I took a look at subtitles, I was shocked that they were so far off - it felt almost like someone was trying to change the story with their subtitles! If memory serves me well, the original VHS actually had excellent translation as did the theatrical release; but DVD and Bluray suffer from bad English subtitles (maybe Bluray less so? Don't remember any more).All in all, action packed, brutally honest crime drama (yes, governments DO hire former criminals to be their assassins), with a heart. The single most important point of this film is not action but the main character's arc. Enjoy it and discover it yourself.This is one of the finest examples of what French cinema is capable of. Hollywood cannot even come close.

Having read some of the positive reviews I was looking forward to this film but I was sadly disappointed. It was quite well made and the story is a good one, however the main problem with it is the casting of Nikita herself. Anne Parillaud just doesn't convince in anyway that she is either a drug addict or a trained assassin. Her portrayal of a drug addict seemed to consist of her screaming and acting in bizarre ways and as an assassin she just never looked like she could beat anyone in a fight or fire a weapon effectively. I know some of the purists decry the TV series but Maggie Q was a much more convincing Nikita in my view.