Quite possibly the best bad "major motion picture" ever made.

Rating: 5/10 (1 August 2019)

With most films, if you really stop and consider them closely, their plots are full of holes; however, "The Fifth Element" is very different, because it is basically huge holes strung together by some plot elements. Even by the standards of 2019 the visuals are still quite good, and there are a few humorous scenes, but, as a story, it makes no sense whatsoever. This is my third viewing of this movie since it came out. I just wanted to watch it once more to confirm that it was as bad as I remembered it to be. And, yes, it's really that bad, and, like an awful car wreck, it's hard to stop watching, even though it borders on being painfully long. Bruce Willis, as expected, simply continues to build vast wealth playing to type--his acting range being so narrow you could shave with it. The best reason I can think of recommending this film is its bizarrely revered cult status, and its being unintentionally so bad on such a big budget. It's worth seeing at least once for these reasons alone. In my opinion, it easily ranks in the top 10 of big budget "So Bad They're Good Movies". Watching it three times though, I've got to admit, is some form of madness.