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RE: The Sixth Element? Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (Video Review)
I think there might be a problem with the casting here... Compared to the 5th element cast, this kids look too young and trying too hard to look cool whereas in T5thE Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman were just so right in their element it made the movie flow naturally. I hope I'm mistaken and they blow me away.
@donkeypong
Sadly, you are not mistaken. The casting was poor. The movie gave me no reason to like either of them. Even with flat direction, two decent actors could have carried it better than they did. Bruce Willis never won any acting awards (as far as I know), but he had force and charisma on the screen at all times. These people didn't have help from the director and they couldn't fill any gaps on their own.