It seems that it’s a blockbuster you’re either on board with or not, and that’s practically identical to the responses that The Fifth Element received back in the late 1990s.
Every critic thus far has commented on the intense visual spectacle the film, but some are more forgiving when it comes to the weaknesses in its narrative and its pacing.
The review embargo for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets lifted yesterday evening, and the earliest write-ups suggest the movie is going to get a mostly positive, but mixed response.