The Fifth Element tells the story about five central elements, and the quest to find the last one to save the universe.
The Fifth Element is pretty much a crazy, funny, exciting and extravagant movie.
From a storytelling standpoint the script is not that original, however it is relatively well developed. The creation of the universe is amazing, the style of the creatures, the sets, the clothes. Its beautiful to look at.
The directing is also good, Besson has an eye for the big action pieces and to mix these inventive visuals and ideas into the movie. He's a really talented visual director, and you can see that he's having a great time.
The cast is also worth mention, Willis is good playing Corben Dallas, but Gary Oldman steals the show playing Zorg.
The movie has a big sense of fun, It's very entertainning.
In terms of negative aspects, it's problably a little too long and the script like I said before it's not that original.
Overall the Fifth Element is a visually stunning movie filled with a decent script, good directing, ideas, and it has above all a huge sense of fun.
7.5/10
7.5/10