Still, you have to give Besson credit for not playing it safe.
He at least swings for the fences and doesn’t spoon-feed you the same old sci-fi cliches."
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Euro-trash is back, while sci-fi will need to lick its wounds for a while.
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Imagine you were in the audience for that event.
It takes us to a whole new world, one filled with unbelievable sights and indescribable feelings.
Valerian is distinctive and innovative, and seemingly high on its own capacity for wonders.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsopens July 21.