The Fifth Element
1/4
Starring: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker
Rated PG-13 for Intense Sci-Fi Violence, Some Sexuality and Brief Nudity
It's obvious that Luc Besson wanted "The Fifth Element" to be "Star Wars" for the 90's. A rugged hero, a megalomaniacal villain bent on destroying life, space aliens everywhere, and so on. Unfortunately, instead of a successor to George Lucas's masterful series, Besson has created an epic disaster. The characters aren't very interesting, the creature effects are herky-jerky and the plot doesn't make a lick of sense.
Every 5,000 years, four special stones and something called the Fifth Element have to be activated to keep the forces of evil at bay. And in the near future, an ex-military guy turned cabbie named Korben Dallas (Willis) gets pulled into this mess, trying to retrieve the stones and protect a girl named Leeloo (Jovovich), who has an important mission.
This could have been good cornball fun, but sadly it's just trash. It's totally ridiculous, yes, but that's to be expected. It's also unbearably boring.
The cast doesn't seem to be having fun. Bruce Willis clearly looks bored and coasts by on his charisma. Gary Oldman chews on the scenery, which he was famous for before Hollywood pigeonholed him into versions of his James Gordon character. Oldman looks like he'd rather be anywhere else. Ian Holm, on the other hand, looks totally out of his element (pun intended). One might assume that he only agreed to star in this monstrosity under the threat of violence. Milla Jovovich is gorgeous, but the role doesn't demand much from her limited range other than to look sexy and speak gibberish. Chris Tucker adds a dose of much needed energy as TV star Ruby Rhod, but his character quickly becomes so superfluous that even Besson keeps forgetting he's even in the scene.
What saves this movie from being completely unwatchable is that it looks nice and the stars are charismatic. That's not much of a reason to watch this instead of something else.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker
Rated PG-13 for Intense Sci-Fi Violence, Some Sexuality and Brief Nudity
It's obvious that Luc Besson wanted "The Fifth Element" to be "Star Wars" for the 90's. A rugged hero, a megalomaniacal villain bent on destroying life, space aliens everywhere, and so on. Unfortunately, instead of a successor to George Lucas's masterful series, Besson has created an epic disaster. The characters aren't very interesting, the creature effects are herky-jerky and the plot doesn't make a lick of sense.
Every 5,000 years, four special stones and something called the Fifth Element have to be activated to keep the forces of evil at bay. And in the near future, an ex-military guy turned cabbie named Korben Dallas (Willis) gets pulled into this mess, trying to retrieve the stones and protect a girl named Leeloo (Jovovich), who has an important mission.
This could have been good cornball fun, but sadly it's just trash. It's totally ridiculous, yes, but that's to be expected. It's also unbearably boring.
The cast doesn't seem to be having fun. Bruce Willis clearly looks bored and coasts by on his charisma. Gary Oldman chews on the scenery, which he was famous for before Hollywood pigeonholed him into versions of his James Gordon character. Oldman looks like he'd rather be anywhere else. Ian Holm, on the other hand, looks totally out of his element (pun intended). One might assume that he only agreed to star in this monstrosity under the threat of violence. Milla Jovovich is gorgeous, but the role doesn't demand much from her limited range other than to look sexy and speak gibberish. Chris Tucker adds a dose of much needed energy as TV star Ruby Rhod, but his character quickly becomes so superfluous that even Besson keeps forgetting he's even in the scene.
What saves this movie from being completely unwatchable is that it looks nice and the stars are charismatic. That's not much of a reason to watch this instead of something else.
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