Much better than I expected

Rating: 7/10 (30 April 1999)

Sure, the plot was cliche-ridden, some of the acting was terrible (the guy who played the President, and Gary Oldman as Zorg, stand out as examples), Chris Tucker was annoying as heck. But the look of the movie (not just the special effects but the costuming and even the alien design) was just stunning. Bruce Willis was OK (he was much better in "12 Monkeys") but Milla was great, as was the guy who played the priest. There are images from this movie that are going to be stuck in my brain for the rest of my life, like the entire diva sequence. Some of the lines were just priceless, too. ("Slightly greasy solar atoms," anyone?) Oh yes, and the music was just incredible. I found, much to my amazement, that this movie actually gets better with repeat viewing.