Léon: The Professional 4K Blu-ray Movie

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4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1994 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 133 min | Unrated | Dec 01, 2020

Léon: The Professional 4K (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

8.5
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users0.0 of 50.0
Reviewer4.5 of 54.5
Overall4.5 of 54.5

Overview

Léon: The Professional 4K (1994)

A corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration boss and his thugs murder Mathilda's family in a drug deal gone awry. Orphaned by the massacre, Mathilda is forced to take shelter in the apartment of a neighbor, Léon, whom she knows only slightly. He's a loner and first generation immigrant, who also happens to be a professional hitman. He's never had reason to care about anybody and she has no one else to turn to. Together they form a makeshift bond that will forever change both their lives.

Starring: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel
Director: Luc Besson

Crime100%
Thriller91%
Drama72%
Melodrama39%
Action33%

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: HEVC / H.265
    Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
    Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
    Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

  • Audio

    English: Dolby Atmos
    English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
    French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
    Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)

  • Subtitles

    English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Two-disc set (2 BDs)
    Digital copy
    4K Ultra HD

  • Playback

    Region A (locked)

Review

Rating summary

Movie4.5 of 54.5
Video5.0 of 55.0
Audio5.0 of 55.0
Extras2.0 of 52.0
Overall4.5 of 54.5

Léon: The Professional 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman March 15, 2021

Sony and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive UHD SteelBook release for the 1994 Luc Besson film 'The Professional.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the 4K wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.


For a full film review, please click here; note that this link points to the 2009 Blu-ray.


Léon: The Professional 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  5.0 of 5

For a full UHD video review, please click here.


Léon: The Professional 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  5.0 of 5

For a full UHD audio review, please click here.


Léon: The Professional 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  2.0 of 5

Sony's The Professional SteelBook is smoothly textured but even so, and even in its darkest areas, it's not particularly prone to displaying handling fingerprints. The front panel prominently depicts Léon, facing forward, embracing Mathilda, facing rearward, the former gently kissing the latter on the top of the head. The characters are standing in what might be a doorway, but most of the background is a fiery orange color of varying shades, pushing white here and red there. The film's title runs vertically down the right-hand side, "Leon" in red and "The Professional" in black. The rear panel depicts Mathilda, facing forward and looking straight ahead, holding a stuffed rabbit toy to her chest, behind "crime scene do not enter" police tape. There are a couple of other signs behind her and a doorknob on the right, but most of the background is simply black. The spine is a mildly metallic orange color, much like the front a little varied in color output. The film's title is slightly above center, the word "Leon" in red and "The Professional" in black. A Columbia logo has been placed at the bottom.

Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that is simply a dark gray surface.

For full coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here.


Léon: The Professional 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  4.5 of 5

The Professional is one of the better films to come out of the 1990s and its UHD presentation is first-rate. Sony's SteelBook may be a blank slate inside but the outside panels offer simplistic imagery and a color scheme that suits the movie's tone and color temperature quite nicely. Highly recommended.