
The film starts off with Jupiter (Mila Kunis) and how she hated her life because she cleans houses for a living. But things go interesting when human/ wolf hybrid Caine (Channing Tatum) come in and told her that she was part of an intergalactic royalty, kind of like Neo in 'The Matrix', except Jupiter is a much weaker character to be called for such title. The movie turned into a string of table meetings and squabble on planet ownership... and that's about it.

There's no emotional attachment to the characters, nor actual personality to the film's lead. Mila Kunis has barely nothing to offer to this aside from screaming for her life once something dangerous happens to her, actually waiting for her bodyguard Channing Tatum to save the day. It's a waste of character, considering the Wachowskis could actually make a better arc for her just like Trinity in the 'Matrix' films.

The movie really has a potential to be great. The action sequences alone made the experience an exciting one, but the world the Wachowskis established wasn't fully explored. Otherwise, focuses on the uninteresting political aspect of this world that drags the movie to a whole new level. The best film to compare this to is: 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace', a visually exciting sci-fi in a welcoming universe that doesn't take advantage of it, filling it with terribly-written political squabbles in between.
The geek rates it 4/10.
'Jupiter Ascending' is now showing in cinemas and IMAX nationwide locally distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures!
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