Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets on Prime.
Combine The Fifth Element, Guardians of the Galaxy, Indiana Jones, Avatar, and Ready Player One and that'll give you some idea of this movie. Fairly entertaining, with very good special effects.
I'd give it a 7/10.
Watched
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets with some friends. We had a drinking game going that we'd had to take a drink every time they said Valerian, Laureline, or showed a pearl.
We're all lucky to still be alive. I think half of Cara Delevingne's dialogue is the word Valerian, especially during the big chase scene. Nevertheless, she was the best part of the protagonist duo.
In fact, Dane DeHaan's Keanu Reeves impression was distracting. Definitely the worst part. His best scene was when he was sitting in the background while Rihanna just put on a show.
Besides the scrawny male protagonist, who should've at least did a few bicep curls before filming, the other negative for the movie is sometimes the details of the plot was hard to follow.
I agree, definitely
The Fifth Element and
Avatar vibes. I'd add
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace to that list. Specifically the Gungans of Naboo, i.e. the aliens after Rihanna.
I also agree with your score. The special effects were mostly great and it was mostly entertaining. I mostly enjoyed it and I mostly recommend it. Or I was just drunk. Maybe both.