As most people i believe much of the money was put into the CGI than the plot, I am as well as others a hardcore sci-fi fan and valerian and laureline fan, i like how the studios took the initiative to bring this masterpiece to live however the characters can be seen to be poorly portrayed by the actors though i do not blame them,Valerian is meant to a charismatic space cadet and adventurer play boy and Laureline, shes pretty much of a dare devil and acrobat and seems to always control valerian whenever he ends up doing his shenanigans, The plot also seems to be rushed and introduction of characters has strayed far from what was in the comics and series, regardless of such Movie sins i was somewhat captivated of how much work they put into setting of the movie such colour and visuals were somewhat hypnotizing however the use of romance between the characters were somewhat looked like a straight up copy of Gamora and star lord, altogether i would suggest those willing to know more about this marvelous franchise to watch the anime series( its really captivating) or read the comics either one is good............