One of the best SF movies.

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 1999)

Stanislaw Lem said once, most of the so-called Science Fiction literature is not really SF in his eyes. Because they don't seriously think about how science might develop in future. If you follow his strict advice, neither Star Wars nor The fifth element are true SF movies.
However, both pictures are very good entertainment. Too, both are fairy tales, but while Star Wars tries to be serious, contains much magic and pseudoscience, the fifth element looks more like some kind of drug trip.
The basic story couldn't be more trashy. Bruce Willis, who is the best soldier of the world seeks the perfect woman and - finds one. Besides he has to fight against some gigantic black hole which is the personalized evil.
But this doesn't matter, nay, simply fits. Crazy people (Chris Tucker!), funny dialogues, very much slapstick, good action scenes, sweet romance, very good camera work - there is never a limit. Every scene is made so well, you can simply watch this movie again and again without getting bored.
This my second favorite of Bruce Willis, the first one is of course Die hard.