The Fifth Element

Name: The Fifth Element
Director: Luc Besson
Released: 1997

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Synopsis

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

80
Los Angeles Times
The cast is a delight, but it's Willis who is the film's true "fifth element," giving it life, depth and humanity.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
What an attempt, and what a work of the imagination. The Fifth Element' will change the look of science fiction and will probably be imitated for years.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The movie unreels like a depressive in a manic phase, a frenzy of lightning-fast cuts, cuts, cuts.
50
Christian Science Monitor
The action is fast, furious, and as wacky as science fantasy gets.
50
The New York Times
As a yammering, swishy talk show host, Chris Tucker is flat-out incomprehensible, while Mr. Oldman preens evilly enough to leave tooth marks on the scenery.
50
ReelViews
Besson may have misfired with The Fifth Element, but at least he does it with flair and a sense of humor.
50
USA Today
But for all the fancy-schmancy effects (budget: $90 million-plus), the vision of a hypercongested metropolis is not much more sophisticated than an episode of "The Jetsons." [9 May 1997]
50
San Francisco Examiner
This is a prodigious something. It's just difficult to say whether that something is good or evil.