Romeo is Bleeding

Gary Oldman and Lena Olin star in this Baz Luhrmann film from 1993. Definitely cool.

Noir atmosphere prevails in story of a crooked cop who is ordered to kill a VERY sexy hitwoman. Over the edge performances drive this dark tale. Not to everyone's taste but interesting and different.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0107983/

The Fifth Element

1997 Luc Besson film starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker.

This one has it all: sci-fi, adventure, action, comedy.

Cab driver (in the future, when cabs fly) has a woman "drop" in on him and both set out to save the universe. With Oldman over the top as the bad guy and Chris Tucker as a media "mouthpiece" who can't shut up (how unusual!) this one is fun and visually amazing.

Willis is great. So is Jovovich ("It's a multi-pass"). A fun ride.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119116/

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993 Peter Medak drama stars Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider.

Crooked cop ordered by mob boss to kill a female assassin. Sounds dark and depressing, and sometimes is, but also entertaining and quite funny at times. Oldman is great (can he do anything wrong?) but the stand out is Olin as the hit woman.

Very different, contemporary stab at film noir.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107983/

The Professional

1994 Luc Besson drama starring Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman.

Young girl seeks revenge against a crooked cop who killed her parents and takes up with a hit man who trains her to be a "fixer".

Great cast: Portman's first film, Reno is always fantastic, and Gary Oldman, a chameleon, has a field day.

Interesting character study and unusual relationship between Reno and Portman make this different, unusual, and worth seeing.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/