Wow! I doubt I have ever read such a comprehensive movie review! @donkeypong, you are incredibly awesome! And there I was thinking Steemit would be no fun... Boy! Was I ever so wrong.

I saw Fifth element years ago and I loved it. Leeloo was so sexy and so vulnerable despite being so powerful, and Bruce Willis as cab driver Dallas still had his hair and had a tendency to smoulder sexily like D Rock in Jumanji (2017) *grinning. The 2 lead characters had crazy chemistry.

I totally agree with you that Valerian and Laureline indeed lacked chemistry but come on! Cut them some slack...the infrequent smiling and their serious expressions were in keeping with their characters... Laureline was a no nonsense agent, while Valerian was a happy go lucky but expert agent.

I agree with you about Bubble the shape shifter, she was fabulous and she brought much warmth to the movie just as Ruby Rod brought comedy into The Fifth Element. I believe they let her character die so soon so as not to steal the show. The truth is I did enjoy the movie a lot but then, I'm pretty easy to please... Lol