Review of Jupiter Ascending (2015) by Nerdconsultant — 16 Feb 2015

This film is one overlong mess that throws tons of plots at you but goes Absloutly Nowhere with any of them. it feels like this films universe needs to be expanded but theres no comics, video games or short films to expand on the mythos so as a result it comes off as incomplete.

the characters are not great especially Mila Kunis character who does absolutely nothing and expects Channing Tatum to come rescue her and the dialogue is insipid. Eddie Redmayne gives the least subtle performance of his career and the 3D was only really worth it in the last 30 minutes and even then it highlighted how much the film is relying on CGI.

I will say I enjoyed Sean Bean's performance but his usefulness is very sporadic and I really think the Wachowskis should have only directed this film and handed over the screenplay to another writer because they haven't been on form for a while.