Review of The Fifth Element (1997) by Alexander B — 09 Aug 2013

The attention to detail is what really makes and sets this 16 year old movie apart from it's competitors, both older and newer; from the shower/fridge combination in apartments (which is a vision that's actually not far from becoming a reality today in certain high population areas) to character descriptions of warriors vs. killers by Mr. Zorg.

Acting and directing is on par/average, nothing spectacular, but nor is there any noteworthy amount of illogical character behaviours.

The only really weak point is the ending (unfortunately), which is a bit over the top cliché, as well as Mr. Tuckers character. However, his character is probably the most plot-wise /correct/ annoying character that Tucker has ever performed; the character actually seems somewhat believable in it's universe, no matter how annoying he is, especially compared to every other Tucker role I can bring to mind.

Perhaps one of the admirable feats is that the special effects/eye candy still mostly holds up in this day and age, 16 years later, which is no small feat for a sci-fi flick, in fact, I would say that no other sci-fi movie has held up as long.

In summary; average acting and directing, average to slightly below par plot, superbly thought through universe and (still) great eye candy, which actually amounts to one of the best alien-sci-fi flicks to this date.