Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) by Kristin R — 14 Aug 2017

17 year old son saw with a friend. "Was ok, not great".

This review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was written by Kristin R on 14 Aug 2017.

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

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

A visual viewing experience like no other, be prepared to see the world in much more than just technicolour…

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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 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 Bob Chipman (153) for Geek (137) on 31 Oct 2018

The first five minutes or so are some of the most beautiful visual storytelling anyone has put to film in decades and one of the most forward-looking…

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By Cameron A (296) 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 Richard B (1,390) on 08 Dec 2018

This is one of those movies made for a specific group of people. It has great world building and I enjoyed the characters and concepts…

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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 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 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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By Louisa Moore (249) for Screen Zealots (249) on 20 Dec 2018

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