Review: Jupiter Ascending

 Cast

Mila Kuni as Jupiter Jones

Channing Tatum as Caine 

Sean Bean as Stinger 

Apini Douglas Booth as Titus Abrasax 

Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Famulus 

Terry Gilliam as the Seal and Signet Minister 

Charlotte Beaumont as Kiza 

Tim Pigott-Smith as Malidictes 

Edward Hogg as Chicanery 

Night Nikki 

Amuka-Bird as Diomika Tsing 

Vanessa Kirby as Katharine Dunlevy 

Maria Doyle Kennedy as Aleksa 

Christina Cole as Gemma Chatterjee 

The main plot revolves around Mila Kuni in the guise of Jupiter Jones, a cleaning woman who is disenchanted with her lot in life.  At least that is what I could glean from the first third of the film.  The plot seems to jump forwards and back in time, while characters come and go and change. 

It seems there is a worm hole in Jupiter's atmosphere  that is used by the "owner of Earth" to come and go as he pleases.  

I would love to tell you how much I loved this movie.  The CGI is great, costumes make sense and the special effects are mind bending.  But it is all attached to  an extraordinarily confusing screenplay. I really can not, in good conscience,  recommend Jupiter Ascending, its confusing, hard to follow and the end results are an unwatchable film. 

In best out of 10, I can only give it a five for visuals.  Maybe rent it if you are still curious, otherwise, just walk away.....


Additional comments by Kallimus

Have to agree. 99 cent movie rental at best. Don't waste even 2.99 on this one. Wait for it to show up for free, or a very cheap rental. Right on every count there. It should have been a great movie, and maybe would have been, if they had done it in two parts or so. A fair comparison I think would be trying to shove all three lord of the rings into one movie, and try to understand it then. Agree 110% on this one.