Review of Jupiter Ascending (2015) by Guillermo W — 31 Mar 2016

A trees-over-forest film I've ever seen one, but a delightfully escapist one at that. This is a movie that is so caught up in pontificating on its own subtext that it doesn't quite concern itself with telling a strong narrative story with characters that we care about. Though I feel that this material would've served better as a television series or miniseries rather than a movie, this is still a fun and compelling journey from the Wachowski brothers.

The film's largest detriment is Mila Kunis, however. She's a wonderful actress and a delightful human being, I'm sure, but in this role she not only doesn't seem to care, but she really doesn't even seem to be trying. In her defense, though, her character isn't exactly ripe.