Film Review – Jupiter Ascending

Lana and Andy Wachowski have endured a bumpy career since the completion of their “Matrix” trilogy in 2003. Efforts such as “Speed Racer” and “Cloud Atlas” have shown customary visual and narrative ambition, but remained unrewarded at the box office, proving to be too esoteric or nutty for the general audience, leaving them in a position of dwindling big studio faith. “Jupiter Ascending” is the Wachowskis most direct attempt to re-enter the “Matrix” mindset, constructing a big-budget fantasy fireworks display that’s primarily devoted to the explanation of the plot. Somewhere between “wow!” and “huh?” resides “Jupiter Ascending,” a nifty looking but ultimately joyless thrill ride that solidifies the siblings as the king and queen of overthinking sure things. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com