Storyline
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
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Clive Owen, Rutger Hauer, Louis Leterrier, John Goodman, Sam Douglas, Olivier Megaton, Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Sam Spruell, Peter Eberst, Mathieu Kassovitz, Robbie Rist, James Flynn, Doug Rand, Herbie Hancock, Alain Chabat, Rihanna, Elizabeth Debicki, François Bredon, Cara Delevingne, Ola Rapace, Gérard Krawczyk, Eric Rochant, Jonas Bloquet, David Michie, Claire Tran, Benoît Jacquot, Paul Lefèvre, Cédric Chevalme, Tonio Descanvelle, Ben Mauro, Abel Jafri, Sissi Duparc, Laurent Ferraro, Kris Wu, Eric Lampaert, Xavier Giannoli, Alexandre Nguyen, Nick Marzock, Yun Lai, Thom Findlay, Aymeline Valade, Sasha Luss, Pauline Hoarau, Sand Van Roy, Diva Cam, Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen, Gavin Drea, Réginal Kudiwu, Marion Roussignol, Emilie Pommelet, Roman Blomme, Emilie Livingston, Aurelien Gaya, Mikael Buxton, Anders Heinrichsen, Tristan Robin, Yun-Ping He, David Clark, Jean-François Lenogue, Peter Hudson, Pierre Cachia, David Saada, Hippolyte Burkhart-Uhlen, Florian Guichard, Stéphane Mir, Thierry Barthe, Pier Ewudu, Andrew Tisba, Yannick Lorté, Charly Akakpo, Clément Beauruelle, Audrey Kamp, Anthony Hornez, Julien Bleitrach, Maxime Babara Touré, Barbare Weber Scaff, Marilhéa Peillard, Lee Delong, Judith Brunett, Marie Barrouillet, Cindy Bruna, Sija Titko, Daphnée Kbidi, Stefan Konarske, Mahamadou Coulibaly, Julien Marlin, Yvan Lucker, Tom Hygreck, Jean-Robert Lombard, Leonid Glushchenko, Akim Chir, Laminé Ba, Guillaume Maison, Jean-Christophe Brizard, Patrick Cottet-Moine, Irene Palko, Velvet D'Amour, Grant Moninger, Christopher Swindel, Alain Etoundi, Fayet Nsumoto, Kristina Kachinskaya, Veronika Khayla, Noam Frost, Pauline Serreau, Philippe Rigot, Étienne Ménard, Peter Lamarque, Maximilien Seweryn, Zouheir Zerhouni, Tristan Zerbib, Elliot Jenicot, Staiv Gentis, Chloé Hollings, Aguendia Fotabong, Tania Dessources, Gaëtan Cotigny
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80
Village Voice
Valerian is at times so mind-meltingly beautiful and strange that I’m still not sure I didn’t just dream it all.
70
“Valerian” manages to be both cutting-edge and delightfully old-school — the kind of wild, endlessly creative thrill ride that only the director of “Lucy” and “The Fifth Element” could deliver, constructed as an episodic series of missions, scrapes and near-misses featuring a mind-blowing array of environments and stunning computer-generated alien characters.
70
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets might well represent the apotheosis of Besson’s singularly loony brand of filmmaking. It’s bonkers and gorgeous and confusing and thrilling and tiring and overflowing with ideas.
67
The first 25 minutes of this movie should be mounted as an installation at the Louvre and played on an infinite loop. Only then can our planet know peace.
60
The latest from the French filmmaker is a dazzling feast of spectacular visuals and exhilarating set pieces. It’s Besson’s most ambitious film to date, and the most original big-budget adventure you’ll see on screen this season. But such ambition doesn’t always come without flaws.
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