Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) by Mike D — 06 Aug 2017

Really enjoyed this film. If you liked the Fifth Element you will love this.

This review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was written by Mike D on 06 Aug 2017.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Joel Mayward (117) for Cinemayward (116) on 24 Nov 2018

Valerian is an imaginative, lavish visual feast. It's weird and wild, even wonderful…

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By Colby Bryant (83) for Colbybryant.com (72) on 08 Dec 2018

All in all, I would caution ... (those) just there to see the visuals to think twice ... It felt like a complete waste of time…

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By Marin M (205) on 01 Jan 2019

OK Writing: 1 Star The plot was sporadic, the dialog was in-genuine, and the character motives did reversals for the sake of drama…

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By Lisa Johnson Mandell (104) for AtHomeInHollywood.com (165) on 20 Aug 2018

With such attention to visual detail, I will never understand why Besson chose to skimp on a sloppy, annoyingly cliche script, and cast a couple…

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By Gmd E (53) on 28 Sep 2018

Luc Besson just made a visual masterpiece. It's not flawless, but movies are art. Art should be judged byt emotions…

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By Jack T (264) on 25 Jul 2018

There is just something missing…

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By Al B (45) on 04 Aug 2018

I loved it, interesting story. Great Characters! wish it was a little longer, would watch it again…

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By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 11 Nov 2018

This spiritual sequel to The Fifth Element may be bloated and highly unfocused, but it compensates for it with a relentless sense of imagination…

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By Youval Z (1) on 31 Aug 2018

A very good movie yet justly very unpopular…

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By John L (999) on 16 Nov 2018

This film is visually splendid, but little else. The performances are okay (at least, DeHaan is okay, the rest are pretty choppy)…

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