Review of Jupiter Ascending (2015) by Jonathan H — 02 Aug 2015

Stupidly, painfully bad. A movie that would be far better with 90% of its dialogue removed.

This review of Jupiter Ascending (2015) was written by Jonathan H on 02 Aug 2015.

Jupiter Ascending has generally received mixed reviews.

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