Too Long

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 1999)

Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman star in this action packed sci fi thriller about a mysterious Fifth Element(milla jovovich) who drops to Earth and into Willis' taxi.
The film is scripted well and contains plenty of laughs. Gary Oldman is brilliant as the bad guy, whose conquest is to find the four elements. Willis is excellent as Corben Dallas, a taxi driver who has the unlucky job of saving the world.
Co stars include Ian Holm, Chris Tucker and Luke Perry. Holm doesn't exactly give a career best, but still manages to keep up with the other leads. Tucker's annoying voice does well in Rush Hour and Jackie Brown, but after ongoing screams, he gets intolerable.
The main flaw in The Fifth Element is the slowness. The ending is brilliant, its the best bit in the whole film. Its the introduction that takes the longest. The first ten minutes is the time to fast forward through. Rating=3/5