Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) by David K — 08 Nov 2018

Avatar meets Star Wars. Ok. Not worth seeing again though.

This review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was written by David K on 08 Nov 2018.

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

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By Sean Mulvihill (414) for FanboyNation.com (414) on 30 Oct 2018

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has a gorgeous look to it, but so many other factors of Besson's sci-fi epic leave much to be desired…

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By Ronie T (17) on 11 Dec 2018

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By Aaron N (493) on 18 Jul 2018

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By Jonathan P (1,108) on 13 Jul 2018

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By Kat Hughes (161) for The Hollywood News (161) on 22 Aug 2018

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By Jake C (820) on 19 Aug 2018

The visuals are indescribably imaginative, surreal, and kinetic-while the plot is indescribably overloaded and convoluted, the casting and…

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By Akhil Arora (44) for Gadgets360 (44) on 27 Aug 2018

For a world that brings together the four corners of the universe, it's a shame that we're being told the same empty tale that we've seen a…

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By Youval Z (1) on 31 Aug 2018

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There is no excuse for dialogue like this-unless it's meant to be read as a pure parody…

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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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