I actually give this 2 1/2 stars. After watching Milla Jovovitch in The  Fifth Element, I was enchanted.  So much facial expression and wonderful  potential as a great actress.  Her acting doesn't disappoint in this film  either.  The others in the cast are in top form also; John Malkovitch,  Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway all give wonderful performances.  The  photography is stunning, the battles are exhilarating.  And yet the movie  falls short because of the poor presentation.  There was no real  connection, flow, or even story line between the battle sequences and her  dream sequences.  The editing fell short in tying the remarkable individual  elements into one sensible theme.  As another reviewer mentioned, it would  have been better if this movie had less going for it from the start, such  as the superb acting and extraordinary visuals.  By the time we get toward  the end of the movie when her conscious appears, I just wanted the movie to  end.