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03/06/03
The Fifth Element (1997)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:36
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), an... [More]
Reviews for The Fifth Element
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01/01/00
Top CriticWillis shines in these roles, as the unlikely hero, who saves the day, or as in this case, saves the world.
01/01/00
Top CriticPure eye-candy and a rollicking good-time.
03/24/09
A hodgepodge of elements that don't comfortably coalesce.
09/04/08
Top CriticIt's a triumph of form over content, but it's a stunning triumph.
02/03/08
I knew where it was going at all times, but the ride was excellent.
05/26/06
Besson's futuristic fable is flawed by a messy narrative which strains to incorporate far too many grotesque and eccentric characters.
01/26/06
The story is such a cut-rate kid's sci-fi fairy tale that at one point Evil actually calls Gary Oldman on the phone (and it isn't played for laughs).
12/06/05
Besson has done a solid, if not outstanding, job in bringing his story, written as a teenager, to the big screen.
04/09/05
A motion picture with the body of a mainstream blockbuster but the spirit of a trendy cult flick.
01/26/05
The special effects provided Besson with the tools to provide the movie with the spectacular images, displaying the eagerness of a child in a candy store.
08/29/03
It's cyberpunk!
04/08/03
Everything from the visual effects to the costume design seems to shout out like a precocious child: "Look at me!"
03/18/03
The best-looking science fiction movie to come out in years, with fabulous sets, costumes and special effects, but its plot doesn't quite measure up to its appearance.
03/16/03
Fifth Element doesn't reach the level of great sci-fi to which it clearly aspires because it has too many characters doing too many things for too few reasons. Still, it's a lot of fun.
10/15/02
don't mind the one-dimensional characters and the sci-fi nonsense, but I really could have done without the unfunny, very French humor.
09/10/02
Slam-dunk sci-fi extravaganza.
08/26/02
The Fifth Element has to be the most creative visualization since Tim Burton's first Batman in 1989. On top of that, it's a whole lot of fun.
06/18/02
The film's most basic conceit -- that there is an anti-life that, despite its nature, can have a desire and can operate physically in this universe, using its elements -- is not only never explained, it can't be.
06/05/02
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