Finally got my hands on the director’s cut which had been unavaliable in the U.K. till now. Can’t say the deleted scenes add anything vital to the film as a whole but even that can’t do any damage to such a glorious, perfect piece of cinema. Effortlessly switching back and forth between touching love story and visceral action thriller, the film succeds in making you truly care for its characters so when they are placed in danger you become genuinely concerned for their safety. Oldman comes so close to O.T.T. yet it’s perfectly justifiable when you create such a memorable villian. Top it off with Besson’s eye for deatil and you get an utter gem of a film.