Review of Jupiter Ascending (2015) by Thelensman — 11 Feb 2015

After all the bad reviews I was pleasantly surprised with one of the most visually dazzling films I can remember. Best use of 3-D ever! Derivative? Maybe. But everything they stole the did better than the source.

Except for Eddie Redmayne (who chewed, swallowed and regurgitated the scenery) the acting was quite solid. The basic story was simple and familiar, making it fairly easy to follow. The real star of the show was the world-building, turning something apparently heinous into morally ambiguous, which no doubt confused and frightened a lot of moviegoers, especially critics.