
In the twenty-third century, the universe is threatened by evil. The only hope for mankind is the Fifth Element, who comes to Earth every five thousand years to protect the humans with four stones of the four elements: fire, water, Earth and air. A Mondoshawan spacecraft is bringing The Fifth Element back to Earth but it is destroyed by the evil Mangalores. However, a team of scientists use the DNA of the remains of the Fifth Element to rebuild the perfect being called Leeloo... (Full plot summary below)
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In the twenty-third century, the universe is threatened by evil. The only hope for mankind is the Fifth Element, who comes to Earth every five thousand years to protect the humans with four stones of the four elements: fire, water, Earth and air. A Mondoshawan spacecraft is bringing The Fifth Element back to Earth but it is destroyed by the evil Mangalores. However, a team of scientists use the DNA of the remains of the Fifth Element to rebuild the perfect being called Leeloo. She escapes from the laboratory and stumbles upon the taxi driver and former elite commando Major Korben Dallas that helps her to escape from the police. Leeloo tells him that she must meet Father Vito Cornelius to accomplish her mission. Meanwhile, the Evil uses the greedy and cruel Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg and a team of mercenary Mangalores to retrieve the stones and avoid the protection of Leeloo. But the skilled Korben Dallas has fallen in love with Leeloo and decides to help her to retrieve the stones.
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| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. Laforestdon't mind the one-dimensional characters and the sci-fi nonsense, but I really could have done without the unfunny, very French humor. |
| San Diego CityBeatGlenn Heath Jr.It fuses slapstick with screwball comedy in brilliant ways, and appreciates the necessity of levity when considering heavy themes. |
| Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeNarratively challenged, visually monotonous and aurally overpowering, The Fifth Element is a staggering accretion of all the wrong elements and some rather dopey ones as well. |
| NUVO NewsweeklyEdward Johnson-OttDon't read the rest of this review until after you've seen the film and don't let your friends tell you about the movie. Just go and enjoy the most spectacular piece of mindless eye candy to come along in years. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDragan AntulovThe special effects provided Besson with the tools to provide the movie with the spectacular images, displaying the eagerness of a child in a candy store. |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashPure eye-candy and a rollicking good-time. |
| Alternate EndingTim BraytonEven 20 years on, The Fifth Element hasn't lost very much of its ability to thoroughly confound and dazzle. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelThe Fifth Element has enough eye-appeal for two good movies. |
| Sci-Fi Movie PageJames O'EhleyDirector Besson keeps the action moving fast enough to satisfy any action movie junkie. |
| The Blu SpotJeff BeckLuc Besson's The Fifth Element is a dazzling, funny, and exciting sci-fi actioner that features unforgettable characters and a thrilling story, making this one of the most underrated science-fiction classics around. |