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The Fifth Element is a sci-fi fantasy action film written and directed by Luc Besson (who also directed Leon) and stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm and Milla Jovovich.
Set 300 years in the future, cab driver and former special forces soldier Korben Dallas (Willis) is going about his day when a woman comes crashing through the roof of his taxi and asks for help. He obliges, and loses the heat that were following her. He soon finds out that she is the fifth element, a perfect being who has been sent here to save the universe.
Every 5000 years, when the planets are in alignment, a great evil appears, and will kill every living thing it comes across. So the fifth element, along with the other four elements (which are stones with lines carved into them) have to travel to a special site in Egypt which focuses their power and turns the fifth element into a very powerful weapon. If the evil gets there before them, light will turn to dark, and life will turn into death. So Korben has to try and recover the stones before anyone else gets them, return them to the site, and make sure nothing happens to the fifth element, who calls herself Leeloo. But, of course, nothing goes as planned.
Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Oldman) is the head of a company, and works for the evil, which he calls Mr. Shadow. He pays a race called the Mangalores to find these stones before Korben and the good guys do.
I do like this film, the visuals are bright and colourful and, which isn't the case with some sci-fi films, it not only shows the idealistic view of the future (huge buildings, shiny new technology) it also shows the more realistic side as well (a huge level of pollution, the two guys who change the nuclear core of the space plane).
The costumes were designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, and so look suitably unusual and wacky, but with a certain continental flair. The music fits the film brilliantly, it's like middle eastern music with a techno twist and classic fused with pop. It's very striking and great to listen to.
The acting is good, with Bruce Willis doing his usual hero thing, Ian Holm is his usual fantastic self and Luke Perry and Chris Tucker are good as the comic relief. I know a lot of people don't like Chris as he can come off as loud and annoying, but I think that is part of his character in this film so it's kinda understandable.
Overall a thoroughly entertaining futuristic action film, with amazing visuals and a good story, five stars!
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Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
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Advantages: Watch it... and again... and again... : it's just GREAT! Disadvantages: If you don't like Sci-Fi, nor Luc Besson... well it's a very bad start to enjoy this movie!
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