A shapeshifting alien entertainer played by pop superstar Rihanna, whose dazzling, multi-costume dance routine serves as one of the film's standout artistic set pieces.
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5 – A visual masterpiece hampered by its leads, but essential viewing for hardcore sci-fi fans.) Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets - E...
At the center of this sprawling universe are Major Valerian and Sergeant Laureline (Cara Delevingne). DeHaan plays Valerian with a deliberate, smooth-talking swagger that borrows heavily from classic noir detectives, while Delevingne provides the film's grounded, pragmatic emotional center. Their banter mimics the screwball comedies of old Hollywood, clashing intentionally with the ultra-futuristic setting. A shapeshifting alien entertainer played by pop superstar
Turn off your critical brain, turn your HDR brightness to maximum, and dive into Alpha. Just don't expect the romance to work. Their banter mimics the screwball comedies of old
For years, Besson harbored the desire to adapt the property but found himself bottlenecked by the limitations of practical effects. It wasn't until James Cameron released Avatar in 2009 that Besson realized computer-generated imagery had finally evolved enough to properly depict the complex alien biomes of the source material.