Alien at the Movies

Spacial-temporal agents Major Valerian (Dane Dehaan) & Sargent Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are sent on a mission to protect Alpha, the city of a thousand planets, from an unknown dark force. Based on characters from a 1967 French comic book series, director Luc Besson has recreated an eye popping hipster styling sci-fi action adventure. Audiences will be mesmerized by strange alien creatures, elaborate foreign settings, & unusual weaponry. The images created of these futuristic cultures are fascinating & visually stunning. It has kind of an "Avatar" feel to it but the leads are only adequate when compared to the film's scope. It's not the actors but how their characters are written & how they relate to each other. Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke, & Rihanna are in the supporting cast. One has a key role & the other two have rather bit parts. It's a fun, mind blowing, thrill ride.

Alien gives it 3 "a pearl & the converter" stars out of 4.