Review of Jupiter Ascending (2015) by Audrey P — 20 Jun 2016

Truly one of the most bizarre, nonsensical and quite frankly, stupid sci-fi movies I've ever seen. This was Battlefield Earth stuff right here, only with much better effects and Mila Kunis looking gorgeous. Waste of time.

This review of Jupiter Ascending (2015) was written by Audrey P on 20 Jun 2016.

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