Jupiter Ascending

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This beautiful film was only laboured by it's soap opera like plot and dialogue. I would give Jupiter Ascending a 6/10.

This is a really hard film to discuss as it is worth celebrating the originality of it in terms of it's story and style; but there is a general dislike of this film for a good reason. The cinematography and editing of the film makes it an incredible spectacular in and of itself; the great balance of fast paced action shots, beautifully balanced dialogue shots and great sweeping effects shots really make this film stand out. I also have to point out how good the special effects of this film are; Jupiter Ascending is a sci-fi epic in terms of the effects it presents immediately having some of the best effects this year (so far).

Mila Kunis who played Jupiter Jones, was a brilliant lead; she had a really humble character that grew into her strong defiant role that spearheaded the cast of this film. Channing Tatum, who played Caine Wise, was a great anti-hero; his rough demeanour coupled with his great presence in action scenes made him a great character. Tuppence Middleton, who played Kalique Abrasax, was probably the only good actor of all the Abrasax siblings; her very presence felt regal and empowered.

Sean Bean, who played Stinger Apini, gave the best performance of the film. He had a gruff demeanour that rivalled and trumped Tatum's but his brilliant sculpting of the character's personality wasn't just his best trait. In fact it was his delivery of lines and dialogue as well as exposition that defined Bean as the best actor of the film. He grew the lore of this universe in a way that was engaging and quite enchanting to listen to. Also the surprising twist of him managing to not die was a huge surprise.

Ultimately this was a poor plot; it displayed a very basic structure that really lacked a lot of tension, forced a romance plot where one wasn't needed and discussed a lot of backstory without making it very necessary or important. To top that off the pacing was all over the place and the dialogue very clunky and forced. The fact that They had Tatum save Kunis the exact same way like five times in the film was also quite a tired piece of the action.

Eddie Redmayne, who played Balem Abrasax, proves to us all that he won that Oscar for one thing, his impeccable ability to talk weirdly; Redmayne is all over the place in this film never really sticking with a consistent tone, voice or presence. Douglas Booth, who played Titus Abrasax, was incredibly over the top in his performance; every scene he was in brought the entire film down.