82. Agent Norman Stansfield
Léon
A corrupt cop if there ever was one, Stansfield is a DEA agent who puts young Mathilda's entire family on the wrong end of a gun. The unnaturally calm girl simply goes next door and begins living with unexpected "cleaner" Léon. The young girl obviously being a pain in his side, Stansfield does everything in his power to get her out of the hands of the hitman and into a grave.
Gary Oldman is an great actor. He is amazing to the point that he's one of the few saving graces of the new Batman movies. He's great in "Sid and Nancy," in "JFK," in "Dracula," and he's absolutely excellent in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" as Rosencrantz (or is it Guildenstern). This, however, is without a doubt my favorite movie of his. The eerie force surrounding him the whole time is astounding,
Defining moment: When Mathilda confronts him in a public restroom, Stansfield gives her this FUCKING DEATH LOOK that is amazing. She plans on killing him, he plans on killing her, there is a deep tension that is only made deeper by Stansfield's general eye-fuckery.
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