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Editor's Note
In a grim future America, Maggie (Bridget Fonda), a beautiful young street punk, is about to be executed for killing a cop during a robbery, and is given the choice between death or becoming a government assassin. She accepts the latter and is trained in all manner of martial (and feminine) arts. She ably carries out her deadly assignments, and is groomed to become a powerful killer. Maggie is given a new identity, becomes the seductive Claudia, and is sent to Venice, California, where she begins her new life. But the training takes only too well: the formerly amoral murderess proceeds to fall in love with a photographer (Dermot Mulroney) and develop a conscience. Now she wants out, but the government isn't about to let her go without a fight. Director John Badham's remake of French director Luc Besson's LA FEMME NIKITA is a stylish and thrilling adaptation, featuring a solid performance from Bridget Fonda.
Plot Summary
In director John Badham's POINT OF NO RETURN, a beautiful street junkie is transformed into a professional assassin by a government agency, but even as her life turns around, she has second thoughts about her deadly occupation. This is a remake of the French film LA FEMME NIKITA.
| Features | Region 1 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French, Spanish | | Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish | | Subtitles - English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 9/8/2009 |
| Running Time: 109 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1993 | | UPC: 00883929078073 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...[This remake] still packs a wallop, as does its heroine...[Fonda] fits in effortlessly..." 03/19/1993 p.C10Rolling Stone
"...[Keitel] is truly chilling..." 04/15/1993 p.69-72 USA Today
"...Keitel oozes menace..." 03/19/1993 p.8D Entertainment Weekly
"...Nonstop action..." 01/13/1995 p.67 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Bridget Fonda manages the wild identity-swings of her role with intensity and conviction..." 03/19/1993 p.43 |
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