Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) by Ty Burr for Boston Globe — 19 Jul 2017
In short, Besson builds a dazzling alterna-universe — a bit of Terry Gilliam, a dash of “Blade Runner,” a smidgen of “Star Wars” (which, to be fair, was probably influenced by the original comic), and a lot of extra-strength Besson-ian whimsy.
And then he strands us with the two least interesting people there.
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This review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was written by Ty Burr and published by Boston Globe on 19 Jul 2017.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has generally received mixed reviews.
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