Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) by Bellaswan1992 — 05 Nov 2017
The visuals are gorgeous and surprisingly creative given how safe Hollywood plays it these days, but beyond that it's a trainwreck. The plot is a mess, the dialogue is brutally stilted, awkward, and exposition-heavy, and above all they completely wreck both the lead characters. Valerian is supposed to be a lantern-jawed He-Man ladykiller but here he's a dead-eyed twink, and Laureline is supposed to be bubbly, feminine, and lovable (and totally in love with Valerian), but they've made her a scowling, frigid harridan obsessed with her career.
Just read the comics, they are 1000x better and will underline just how badly they botched this adaptation.
This review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was written by Bellaswan1992 on 05 Nov 2017.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has generally received mixed reviews.
Was this review helpful?
