Valerian
Dane DeHaan
Valerian
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
“A universe without boundaries needs heroes without limits.”
6.6
2017
2h 17m
AdventureScience FictionAction
Director: Luc Besson
Overview
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Trailer
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Cast
Laureline
Cara Delevingne
Laureline
Commander Arün Filitt
Clive Owen
Commander Arün Filitt
Bubble
Rihanna
Bubble
Jolly the Pimp
Ethan Hawke
Jolly the Pimp
Defence Minister
Herbie Hancock
Defence Minister
Sergeant Neza
Kris Wu
Sergeant Neza
President of the World State Federation
Rutger Hauer
President of the World State Federation
Igon Siruss (voice)
John Goodman
Igon Siruss (voice)
Emperor Haban-Limaï (voice)
Elizabeth Debicki
Emperor Haban-Limaï (voice)
General Okto Bar
Sam Spruell
General Okto Bar
Major Gibson
Ola Rapace
Major Gibson
Reviews
tmdb15214618
A spectacular spectacle of a movie that faithfully adapts a French 1970s sci-fi comic book. If you think you might see it some day, you owe it to yourself to catch it in 3D on a big screen now. In a world of paint-by-numbers blockbusters, this is an invigorating slap to the eyeballs. The flick would benefit from more focus and deliberation; often, story beats are glancing blows instead of precision hits. The biggest flaws, however, are found in the dialogue, which is at best serviceable and at times painful, probably owing to its transition through times, languages, and mediums. Valerian isn't perfect, it's a bit clunky, but the sheer unusualness, whimsy, and wonder overpowers the movie's faults, making it well worth watching.
Read full reviewMovie Queen41
It's a fun movie, but it's not what I would call a sci fi classic. It's all spectacle, with eye popping visuals. It creates some really interesting side characters and alien worlds. The drawback is the two leads. They seem rather bland and one dimensional. Their romantic bantering is quite boring. The supporting characters are more colorful and interesting. If you are a fan of Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, you will probably enjoy this. Just don't expect anything too deep from this movie.
Read full reviewGimly
Well, the scenes start comin' and they don't stop comin'. Aaaand that's basically the whole movie. No, honestly by the end of it I was actually pretty on board. It took me a lot to get to that point though. The ham-fisted romance subplot they kept awkwardly grinding the movie to a standstill for was chief amongst the swill I felt I had to wade through to get to that point of enjoyment. The primary alien race being the most poorly animated was another. But somewhere between the Rhianna actually being bearable in this, and the Ethan Hawke character I want to see 500 more times, I did actually somewhat enjoy _Valerian_... Somewhat. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
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