Didn't care for FIFTH ELEMENT in theaters, on cable and back again in a theater. It's still a silly mess. A hodgepodge of BLADE RUNNER, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, INDIANA JONES, SPECIES and lots of better films, this is one foolish ride. I remembered Chris Tucker's Ruby as one irritating character, but...
I had the same feeling too -- and, of course, that was quite intentional on the part of Besson.
One thing that we all know is that there was only ONE Prince.
RIP
I agree that Tucker is ruinous, but I don't think Fifth Element is a "great" movie otherwise. It would be improved without him, though.
Keep in mind that Bresson wrote it for Prince. Would have worked MUCH better with the purple one in the role
Denise Richards as a nuclear scientist in WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (the best of that era's Bonds otherwise).
Bonus: Keanu Reeves as a nuclear scientist in CHAIN REACTION (not a great movie, though)