After killing a cop and maiming others, a drug-addicted nut case is inexplicably trained to work as an assassin for the police. Nothing about this idiotic movie makes sense. Why isn't a cop killer punished? Why do the police pick such an unstable person to work for them? Why are the police in the assassination business? Parillaud turns in a surly performance in the title role, a character about as interesting as a wet rag. She veers from cold-blooded killer to whiny cry-baby to giggling schoolgirl, but no attempt is made to explain her bizarre behavior. Nikita's missions are executed so poorly that they are laughable. There's a dull romance with a grocery store cashier.
Review of La Femme Nikita
