Blu-ray Review – Black Cat

In 1990, Luc Besson's "La Femme Nikita" managed to bewitch an international audience with its outstanding mix of deep feelings and furious action. The movie successfully refreshed the ways of assassin cinema, resulting in Besson's finest picture, which launched many copycats and a few remakes (including 1993's "Point of No Return" with Bridget Fonda). "Black Cat" is an unofficial do-over, with the Hong Kong production helping itself to the basics of Besson's endeavor, focusing on stunt activity as star Jade Leung delivers a monumentally physical performance. Director Stephen Shin attempts emotionality, but that's not the ultimate point of "Black Cat," which often resembles a theme park stunt show, with the production making sure the feature is on the move for most of its run time, inflicting all kinds of damage on the lead character as she develops into a highly trained killer. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com