It appears most critics really wanted to love Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. But love shouldn't be this boring.
Based on the French graphic novels Valérian and Laureline, the film tried to set itself apart from other big budget comic book flicks by not being a Marvel movie and also featuring Rihanna. But not even bombastic visual stylings and a shape-shifting pop star could save Valerian from itself.
From what we're reading, writer/director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element and Lucy) stuffed Valerian with visual delights, but left little in the way of actual human (or alien) interest. And that may have as much to do with the cast as anything. Read more...
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