Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

"A space oddity so high on its own supply that it makes “Guardians of the Galaxy” look like an Ozu film (...) Is Like ‘Star Wars’ on Crystal Meth, and It’s Almost Crazy Enough to Work." 

"The Razzies don't need to wait until the end of the year to anoint a winner for 2017 (...) And the Hollywood studio chiefs can breathe easy that, this time, at least, they'll escape blame for making a giant summer franchise picture that nobody wants to see, since this one's a French import." 

“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" 

"It stumbles in the middle and runs out of narrative gas, but the first act is awesome and, my god, it is a beautiful motion picture." 

"It never stops for a minute, yet it never goes anywhere. And much as it promises to take you to a thousand planets, it can’t find one sign of intelligent life." 

"Valerian is at times so mind-meltingly beautiful and strange that I'm still not sure I didn't just dream it all." 

"The kind of movie that soars beyond adjectives like "good" or "bad": it's sincere but overstuffed, visually gorgeous but dramatically clunky, and it represents a singular vision while simultaneously featuring two wildly miscast actors in the lead roles."