Movie Title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Grade: B
Rating: PG-13,
137 minutes
- In a Nutshell: Written and directed by Luc Besson, this sci-fi adventure takes you on a colorful journey with incredible creativity and imagination.
- Unfortunately, it misses the mark as an emotionally satisfying meal, but is a fun sugar rush.
Uplifting theme:
- “Love
is more powerful than anything.” – Laureline (Cara Delevingne)
- “Love – it’s the trust you place in someone else.” – Lauraline
Things I liked:
- The French comics source material is extremely creative and this film does it justice.
- The
opening sequence in the space station when the Americans were greeting
visitors in space throughout the centuries was really cute.
- There is another sequence where Valerian smashes through a bunch of sections of the space station and you quickly see an impressive variety of environments.
- Cara
Delevingne is beautiful to look at.
She wears mostly skimpy outfits that consist of a bikini with a
sheer cover, but I thought the white dress she wore was really pretty.
- I
loved all of the creative creatures. This blows that orginal Star Wars bar scene out of the water....or universe in this case.
- Rihanna
fans will love her character as “Bubble.”
Bubble puts on an amazing pole dance show and is a very sweet character.
- Good
music choices.
- I
LOVED Avatar and the people of Mul reminded me of them because of their
sparkly skin and gentle spirits. The animation was incredible.
- Beautiful
colors and textures.
- The “Big
Market” looked really interesting and kind of like a virtual 3D game. That double barrel pistol in the market
was cool.
- Cool
K-Trons.
- China
is such a HUGE movie market nowadays that I thought it was interesting
that you see the Chinese flag two times in the movie. Can you say Yuan?
- I wish
I had someone like Alex to help me with everything! Maybe the Amazon Echo - Black is kind of like
that?
- See in
3D if you can.
- The
plot is fairly simple, but I thought the journey was a lot of fun.
- Ethan
Hawke’s performance was a kick.
Things I didn’t like:
- A lot
of the dialogue was really dumb.
- Most of the lines that were supposed to add humor fell flat.
- Wow, I
guess I’m getting really old, because the two stars of the movie (Valerian
and Laureline) look like teenagers to me. They don't have believable chemistry together. The casting just seemed off. It's pretty ridiculous to believe they're the universe's most talented agent team.
- Laureline
rolls her eyes a LOT. In fact, both
Valerian and Laureline are incredibly cocky and just not that likable. We don’t see much character development,
nor arc to show their growth. The romance between them just wasn't convincing.
- Dane
Dehaan sounded like a goofy Keanu Reeves and seemed very young and impish. I thought his performance in A Cure for Wellness was much more mature and with more depth.
- There are so many creatures and side stories packed into this film that I would have loved to learn more about, but are quickly skimmed over.
Funny lines:
- “For
better or worse?” – Laureline
“Worse? Is that negotiable?” – Valerian
“No.” – Laureline
- “Humans
are so predictable.” – Doggendaggies
“Clearly, you’ve never met a woman.”
- Laureline
Tips for
parents:
- This
is a fun family film.
- No
profanity.
- Skimpy
clothing on all of the women.
- Sci-fi violence.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: The Official Movie Novelization
MOVIE REVIEW MOM
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