The Fifth Element
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: May 9, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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30
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Even the revelation of what the fifth element is at the end is disingenuous--in fact, the archness of this whole project is repellent. Read full review
20
SlateDavid Edelstein
It may or may not be the worst movie ever made, but it is one of the most unhinged. Read full review
10
SalonScott Rosenberg
As you sit through the interminable two-hours-plus that constitute The Fifth Element -- a colossally stupid, overbearingly pompous new movie by Luc Besson -- you can expect to become acquainted with boredom on the most elemental level. Read full review
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