![]() Something far more ominous than crime and congestion is threatening the planet, however. The Manhattan skyline is clogged with vehicles whizzing around in collision-imminent patterns. These days, driving is a frenetic, airborne activity. The world, as usual, has gone to seed, with a big-brotherly government, mercenary rogues, hostile dog-faced aliens known as Mangalores and a punkish crime lord called Zorg (Gary Oldman). As Korben Dallas, a 23rd-century cabbie from the South Bronx, he assumes the usual Willis characteristics: He’s getting over a woman who burned him, he’s close to the wire (he’s only got five more points left on his license) and he still can’t find a razor. Empowered by his success with the "Die Hard" pictures and "Pulp Fiction," he’s our runaway marquee king. There’s so much high-voltage fun running throughout this comic sci-fantasy - engineered gleefully by director Luc Besson - you’re hard-pressed to be unaffected.īruce Willis can do no wrong these days. But if "The Fifth Element" marks any kind of precedent for the summer, there are grounds for some encouragement. ![]() We’re turbo-jetting into Hollywood’s goofyseason, when the spectacular and the stupid (usually within the same movie) will joust for our impulsive favors.
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