Editing Luc Besson (section)

===Critical evaluation===
Besson has been described as "the most Hollywood of French filmmakers".<ref>Tobias, Scott (20 May 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/movies/20wolf.html?_r=1&ref=lucbesson "Le Cinéma du Blockbuster"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', Retrieved 13 March 2011.</ref> Scott Tobias wrote that his "slick, commercial" action movies were "so interchangeable—drugs, sleaze, chuckling [[supervillain]]y, and [[Hong Kong cinema|Hong Kong]]-style effects—that each new project probably starts with [[Wite-Out|white-out]] on the title page."<ref>Tobias, Scott (5 May 2006). [https://www.avclub.com/district-b13-1798201763 "District B13"], ''[[The Onion]]''. Retrieved 13 March 2011.</ref>

American film critic [[Armond White]] has praised Besson, whom he ranks as one of the best film producers, for refining and revolutionizing action film. He wrote that Besson dramatizes the struggle of his characters "as a conscientious resistance to human degradation".<ref>White, Armond (28 January 2009). [http://www.nypress.com/article-19329-we-need-new-heroes-taken.html#commAjax "We Need New Heroes: Taken"], ''[[New York Press]]''. Retrieved 1 February 2009.</ref>

In 2012, film critic Eric Kohn wrote in [[IndieWire|''Indiewire'']]: "Luc Besson’s filmography has been spotty for years, littered with equal amounts of sensationalistic pop art and flashy duds, a tendency that extends beyond his directing credits."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kohn |first=Eric |date=2012-04-10 |title='Lockout' Illustrates the Diminishing Returns of Luc Besson |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/lockout-illustrates-the-diminishing-returns-of-luc-besson-48246/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref>