... it is a love story. About a director so in love with himself, and so powerful in his profession, that he can take any half-baked idea, an idea no ordinary director/producer could ever hope to finance in their lifetime, and not only turn it into a major international feature but land one of the hottest actresses of the era to star.
As a sci-fi thriller, this film succeeds .... not so much.
As a love story .. it is pretty unique. You would have to go back to ALTERED STATES (1980) to watch Ken Russell fall in love with himself (just the way Besson does in this film) to find an analogue.
Once you get past the first 45 minutes (a sad comment, given the film only runs 90 minutes), past the pompous and overblown backstory and still montage, the film more or less holds together as B level entertainment.
Not exactly high praise. But there is always Scarlett Johansson...
As a sci-fi thriller, this film succeeds .... not so much.
As a love story .. it is pretty unique. You would have to go back to ALTERED STATES (1980) to watch Ken Russell fall in love with himself (just the way Besson does in this film) to find an analogue.
Once you get past the first 45 minutes (a sad comment, given the film only runs 90 minutes), past the pompous and overblown backstory and still montage, the film more or less holds together as B level entertainment.
Not exactly high praise. But there is always Scarlett Johansson...