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When I first saw this movie in theaters I absolutely loathed it, but then I went in expecting your standard bang-bang action flick. In repeat viewings on DVD or on TV I have come to appreciate this movie more and more. While there is a great deal of action in the movie, it's nonetheless some weird different genre unto itself. It's highly goofy, but the goofiness is all part of the fun. Easily the best part of the movie is the raw style it oozes -- everything from the design of the gigantic vertical city down to the incredible costumes the characters wear. The mysterious aliens are like big shuffling jukeboxes and the stewardesses wear bizarre future-retro suits with crescent-moon boob cutouts and big pillbox hats. The actors generally appear to be enjoying themselves, except for the out of place uber-deadpanning of the President, which I assume was intentionally done to make the plot that much more weird. Bruce Willis does all his standard action-movie mugging, and Milla Jovavich is super hot with her bright orange hair, moon language, and crazy-rear end outfit. Gary Oldman deserves special mention as one of the weirdest villains in recent history, with a French name, a southern drawl, and a general so-unthreatening-hes-threatening demeanor. Overall The Fifth Element is a highly entertaining romp that throws all sorts of influences and styles into an action pastiche and lets it roll around in its own juices. Just be prepared to have a good time and not to take it too seriously.
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