BOOM! That's the sound of Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets." US Weekend total is $17 million, not even a multiple of Friday's $6 million. Costing at least $225 million, "Valerian" is a domestic dud.
The only hope for STX Films on the most expensive indie film ever made is people in non English speaking countries not caring about the story or dialogue. This often the case, and dud films– see "The Mummy" — can find audiences who just want the visual flash.
"Valerian" will have to count on China, Russia, South Korea, and other out of the way locales to bail them out.
The previews looked visually amazing. Was the movie really that bad?
(Score: 1) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Tuesday July 25 2017, @02:41PM
Rotten Tomatoes Critcial Consensus: "Critics Consensus: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets uses sheer kinetic energy and visual thrills to overcome narrative obstacles and offer a viewing experience whose surreal pleasures often outweigh its flaws." Check.
Budget: Higher than necessary for the storyline. Check.
Lead actress gives plenty of cleavage and/or thigh shots? Check.
Story: Feels like it was written as a college screenwriter's midterm? Check.
Yep. That's a Luc Besson movie, especially when he tries at sci-fi. (And I like his stuff late night on DVD. I just recognize it's flawed at best.)
This sig for rent.