Little Nikita

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Actor: Caroline Kava, Richard Bradford, Richard Jenkins, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier
Brand: POITIER,SIDNEY
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-17
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures

DVD Reviews of Little Nikita

DVD Review: A Diamond in the Rough
Summary: 4 Stars

Before River Phoenix's untimely drug overdose death in 1993, he had made several great films including Stand By Me and My Private Idaho. While this film is not considered one of his best, I think it's a great '80s film that showcases his talents very well. In this story Jeff (Little Nikita) must come to grips with the fact that his parents are Russian spies, who have been laying low all these years waiting for their call to duty. When it finally comes, his parents have no interest anymore in the spy business and refuse to be activated. Jeff is kidnapped by a Russian spy and the chase is on by his parents and the FBI to get him back safe. Sidney Poitier plays a convincing FBI agent. This movie would no doubt be enjoyed more by older people who grew up during the cold war.

DVD Review: Thought provoking Cold War Classic
Summary: 4 Stars

This is one of my personal favorite movies. I gave it 4 stars just because I recognize that there are certainly more full-bodied movies, but this is a good movie. I was particularly intrigued by the thought of "sleepers" living amongst us, and being called up to do their "duty" decades after they'd left their Motherland. It has quite a bit of suspense and a good story line. However, if you are looking for the two main actors, River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier, to exhibit their own finest abilities, this movie is not going to provide you with that experience. Still, it is worth watching!

Joyce

DVD Review: A real turkey
Summary: 1 Stars

Fortunately, I borrowed this DVD from my local library. I like Sidney Poitier and saw River Phoenix in "The Mosquito Coast" years ago, so I thought the teaming of the two actors would be wonderful. I like stories of espionage and intrigue as well. This film, however, was a huge disappointment. I wasn't for one moment convinced that Jeff's parents were Russian spies, that Sidney Poitier was an FBI agent or that the older Russian guy was a real threat. In addition, River Phoenix's character isn't very likable and it's so obvious that River Phoenix is acting. The plot is choppy and there are very few suspenseful scenes or thrills (I don't consider a car chase scene a thrill). Not recommended at all.

DVD Review: "Red" Knows No Borders.
Summary: 4 Stars

The Grant family is a typical "American as apple pie" family complete with all the trappings of the "American Dream" in a plush San Diego neighborhood, let alone the willingness to show their "patriotism" in a local 4th of July parade-so much so that they urge their high school son to participate in it when he's late in getting dressed for it........or so it seems.
Follow the cute, studded River Phoenix in a suspenseful underworld of intrigue, shifting alliances, and a game of cat and mouse, with glaring surprises that practically hit the boy in the face.......and guaranteed to hit yours!

DVD Review: Cold War Classic
Summary: 5 Stars

This was indeed one of the last cold-war films that I can recall. The premise, that Soviet sleepers of many years could be called up for espionage, is played out with Mr. Poitier as the FBI agent working to foil the Soviets. I have only seen River Phoenix in this movie, yet he is masterful; it's such a shame his personal life was so tragic. I hadn't seen this movie in more than 10 years when I purchased the DVD. I found myself transfixed as I had in the movie theater originally. The two actors playing the sleepers were terrific, though I can never remember their names. Recommended.

Description of Little Nikita

A California teen is forced to choose between love for his parents (deep-cover Russian spies), his country, and his own survival.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG
Release Date: 17-SEP-2002
Media Type: DVD

The same year that River Phoenix made Running on Empty, in which he played the son of '60s radicals on the run from the law and hiding in plain sight, he also made this film, which is even less interesting than the vastly overrated Running. And, in this one, he plays a kid whose parents are, in fact, deep-cover Soviet moles (oops, the Berlin Wall is coming down--bad timing there) who are about to be brought to the surface. But Sonny Boy is being indoctrinated by a kindly FBI agent (Sidney Poitier)--and is torn between battling those dirty Commies and helping them because those dirty Commies are Mom and Dad. As silly as it sounds, building to an ersatz action finale. --Marshall Fine

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