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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for The Weekend Warrior (71) on 09 Jul 2017

Like The Fifth Element, this will grow on people with time ... meant more for discerning moviegoers with strange taste and sensibilities…

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By Oliver Whitney (71) for ScreenCrush (954) on 09 Jul 2017

Valerian is easily Besson at his most imaginative since The Fifth Element, creating a canvas that's bursting with originality…

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By Scott Menzel (120) for We Live Entertainment (357) on 09 Jul 2017

Luc Besson has achieved visual perfection that has far surpassed what Marvel and Disney have achieved over the past decade…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for We Live Entertainment (357) on 09 Jul 2017

The film wears its heart on its sleeve, for better and worse. For better, it is very anti-tyranny…

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By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 09 Jul 2017

A 2 hour-plus non-stop all-downhill rollercoaster ride…

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By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 09 Jul 2017

Even if the movie is based on an existing property, a beloved French graphic novel, as a producer and designer, Besson should be lauded; ‘Valerian’…

Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

By Kyle Anderson (153) for Nerdist (550) on 09 Jul 2017

I wish I could say that the performances didn't detract too much, but they sadly did…

Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 09 Jul 2017

It never stops for a minute, yet it never goes anywhere…

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By David Crow (142) for Den of Geek (424) on 09 Jul 2017

As a purely psychedelic space opera, Valerian is indeed hard to beat for genre fans desiring a new take on the future…

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By Erin Oliver Whitney (38) for ScreenCrush (954) on 09 Jul 2017

Valerian is easily Besson at his most imaginative since The Fifth Element, creating a canvas that's bursting with originality…

Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

By William Bibbiani (788) for CraveOnline (813) on 09 Jul 2017

One of the most gorgeous science fiction movies ever made…

Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

By Eric Eisenberg (199) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 09 Jul 2017

It's visually stunning, beautifully prescient in its humanist themes, and while its reach doesn't match its grasp in some respects, you're…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 09 Jul 2017

During the film’s intoxicating first 30 minutes, for example, I couldn’t decide whether what I was watching was brilliantly bonkers or…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for Popular Mechanics (18) on 09 Jul 2017

Luc Besson returns to sci-fi with a CGI wonderland of characters, setting, and action…

Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

By E. Oliver Whitney (111) for ScreenCrush (954) on 09 Jul 2017

The latest from the French filmmaker is a dazzling feast of spectacular visuals and exhilarating set pieces…

Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

By Erin Whitney (65) for ScreenCrush (954) on 09 Jul 2017

The latest from the French filmmaker is a dazzling feast of spectacular visuals and exhilarating set pieces…

Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 09 Jul 2017

At no point along the way does the film provide a reason to invest your interest in any of this…

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By Scott Mendelson (400) for Forbes (586) on 09 Jul 2017

It stumbles in the middle and runs out of narrative gas, but the first act is awesome and, my god, it is a beautiful motion picture…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 09 Jul 2017

“Valerian” manages to be both cutting-edge and delightfully old-school — the kind of wild, endlessly creative thrill ride that only the…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 09 Jul 2017

At its best, Valerian has the dense, madcap rush of a comedic cartoon sci-fi - think Futurama or Rick and Morty, though neither as funny nor…

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