Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) by Patrick R — 13 Nov 2017

Meh... Nice visuals, though. That's about it...

This review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was written by Patrick R on 13 Nov 2017.

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

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By Anil E (4) 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 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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