The Fifth Element

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: May 9, 1997

8.7	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 619 Ratings

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PhilD.Dec 16, 2008

After watching this movie, I had to sit back and literally say out loud... WTF was that? What genre can you even describe this movie as? Sci-Fi? Nope. Comedy? Maybe. Super-colorful-fun time? Yes! We have a winner. Bottom line, don't After watching this movie, I had to sit back and literally say out loud... WTF was that? What genre can you even describe this movie as? Sci-Fi? Nope. Comedy? Maybe. Super-colorful-fun time? Yes! We have a winner. Bottom line, don't watch unless you are watching it to laugh at it.… Expand

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JonathanG.Aug 2, 2009

While watching The Fifth Element, Europe

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ErikSDec 17, 2008

Unfortunately, I'm among the haters on this one. I just wan't able to enjoy the movie as a fun/campy future pic. For me there was just no 'there' there.

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imthenoobJun 18, 2021

This is a very epic sci-fi film that honestly is a bit too much. The cast overacts everything to the point where it just becomes annoying, The story makes very little sense, and it never seems to find even the slightest footing when it comesThis is a very epic sci-fi film that honestly is a bit too much. The cast overacts everything to the point where it just becomes annoying, The story makes very little sense, and it never seems to find even the slightest footing when it comes to consistency in the tone/characters. It's a mess. It's the kind of movie that was destined to be a cult classic and nothing more.… Expand

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NShep53Jul 4, 2015

This movie takes all the reject aliens from Star Wars, the slapstick comedy of a cartoon, the dramatic elements of Blade Runner, and ends up being one of the stupidest films I have seen in recent memory. Not all of it is bad though (BruceThis movie takes all the reject aliens from Star Wars, the slapstick comedy of a cartoon, the dramatic elements of Blade Runner, and ends up being one of the stupidest films I have seen in recent memory. Not all of it is bad though (Bruce Willis does he can with the script, Gary Oldman's accent is amazing and Chris Tucker is noteworthy). But the story is simple awful, the practical special effects look nice in some areas but then look awful in others, the acting isn't great and the editing of the last hour or so of this movie is atrocious. I can see where people can like it, but with many, many better sci-fi movies out there, it's just not my thing.… Expand

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