Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) by Kate T — 01 Aug 2017

It was interesting and beautiful. It is officially my new favorite movie.

This review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was written by Kate T on 01 Aug 2017.

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

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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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By D B (92) on 18 Jul 2018

Its not a deep film but overall I had fun and in 4k it looks stunning…

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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 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 Serge L (642) on 14 Oct 2018

I think this film had many elements from the books that made it very worthy (i owned the books since I am a kid)…

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By Lawrence M (87) on 10 Sep 2018

It hits that sweet spot of awful but not so awful as to be interesting. Painfully dull. The actors don't act…

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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 Aaron N (493) on 18 Jul 2018

Its not a deep film but overall I had fun and in 4k it looks stunning…

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By Tia S (28) on 25 Jul 2018

There is just something missing…

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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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