The visuals in the beginning are too India-Jones-ish and too Star-Wars-ish. The rest is a unique sci-fi movie. It's perhaps a bit on the crazy or cartoon-ish side, but this make this movie also very unique and watchable. It's different from anything I have ever seen in a Hollywood production. I guess it needed a Frenchman to turn such a crazy idea into a movie.
Willis is great. I can only remember him only in Die Hard that good. He's made for such roles. Essentially parts of this movie are Die Hard in space. (The fifth Element is an action movie disguised as sci-fi while Die Hard is a Christmas movie disguised as an action movie) Jovovich is even better.
Stage design is awesome. It aged very well. It's 25 years and tech in this movie is still as futuristic as it used to be. It's an impossible mix of Star Wars, Robocop, Independence Day, cyberpunk aesthetics and Barbarella.
The soundtrack is great. An eclectic mix of electronic music, opera and even some rai and reggae.
My highlight of this production is Jean Paul Gaultier. His costume design is just incredible. It's like watching a runway show of his.
The story is not good. It's not complex. There's no morale or philosophical core often related to Sci-Fi stories. It's not even coherent or w/o plot holes. Even the love story ain't credible (other than the fact that Milla is gorgeous). You better not watch this movie for the story. It's all about the visuals. This is why the movie can't be better than a 7/10. But it's very entertaining and you should watch this at least once if you like sci-fi (or - even better - if you like Jean Paul Gaultier).
Review by Alexander von LimbergBlockedParent2023-02-10T20:36:28Z— updated 2023-06-10T19:23:18Z
The visuals in the beginning are too India-Jones-ish and too Star-Wars-ish. The rest is a unique sci-fi movie. It's perhaps a bit on the crazy or cartoon-ish side, but this make this movie also very unique and watchable. It's different from anything I have ever seen in a Hollywood production. I guess it needed a Frenchman to turn such a crazy idea into a movie.
Willis is great. I can only remember him only in Die Hard that good. He's made for such roles. Essentially parts of this movie are Die Hard in space. (The fifth Element is an action movie disguised as sci-fi while Die Hard is a Christmas movie disguised as an action movie) Jovovich is even better.
Stage design is awesome. It aged very well. It's 25 years and tech in this movie is still as futuristic as it used to be. It's an impossible mix of Star Wars, Robocop, Independence Day, cyberpunk aesthetics and Barbarella.
The soundtrack is great. An eclectic mix of electronic music, opera and even some rai and reggae.
My highlight of this production is Jean Paul Gaultier. His costume design is just incredible. It's like watching a runway show of his.
The story is not good. It's not complex. There's no morale or philosophical core often related to Sci-Fi stories. It's not even coherent or w/o plot holes. Even the love story ain't credible (other than the fact that Milla is gorgeous). You better not watch this movie for the story. It's all about the visuals. This is why the movie can't be better than a 7/10. But it's very entertaining and you should watch this at least once if you like sci-fi (or - even better - if you like Jean Paul Gaultier).