Why I did not enjoy Jupiter Ascending…but you might…

While most people this weekend are talking about 50 shades, thankfully that’s not in my genre, so I’m explaining why��Jupiter Ascending was not for me.

��stars as Jupiter Jones, a Russian immigrant and a��maid in Chicago who gets targeted by a ruthless family. Her��life takes an unexpected turn when the genetically enhanced mercenary��comes looking for her.��If you love pretty imagery, a fun science-fiction story with no��science, you might love this film. The spaceships and buildings are gorgeous.

I watched it with my husband and my neighbor. We are all science fiction fans. Dennis and I didn’t enjoy it, while our neighbor did.

It was a beautiful movie, mixing science fiction with fantasy elements very reminiscent of Dune. For Dennis and me, there was serious storytelling flaws.��I can’t suspend disbelief when��magic boots save the day.

Before someone claims they weren’t magic, allow me to explain with this quote from the film.

Jupiter Jones: Are those flying boots?��

Caine: They harness the force of gravity, redirecting it into differential equation slips so you can surf.��

Jupiter Jones: Yeah, I heard “gravity” and “surf”.��

Caine: Up is hard, Down is easy.��

Jupiter Jones: Thank you, wow!

Wow is right. Because they still worked when there wasn’t gravity around. And when Caine hands were tied, he was able to��burn through his bonds. Why would we assume that gravity = heat?

The film has the same issues with genetic modifications which is a major plot point which I won’t go into since I don’t want to give spoilers. Since it��basically boils down to magic with the only explanation that we couldn’t understand due to our technological infancy, I rolled my eyes.

In fact, I rolled my eyes several times through the 127 minutes.