Upside Down (2012)

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Kirsten Dunst, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it might seem at first to be really original, in fact, I thought it was some kind of mix of ‘Gattaca’, ‘Brazil, ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ and even ‘Romeo and Juliet’. On top of that, even if the concept did have some potential, especially for some amazing drawing done by Escher, for a video-clip or for a short movie, I’m not sure if it was appropriate for a full length feature like this one. I mean, each time the action was slowing down (which happened rather often), I would ask myself the same questions: ‘Is it actually physically possible?’ and ‘what the hell am I actually looking at right now?’” read more

Favorite Female Characters/Performances of 2012 (10 movies items)

" Kirsten Dunst as Eden "

“As far as love stories, they don't get any weirder than this. How can an imagination think of 2 worlds , one on top of the other just slightly separat”

“Extremely inventive concept executed very well, but the story suffered from a lack of connection to the lovebirds. As someone else said, this is like ”

Canadian Scr. Award for Best Cinematography: 2010s (40 movies items)

"Pierre Gill "

“Extremely inventive concept executed very well, but the story suffered from a lack of connection to the lovebirds. As someone else said, this is like ”

Brilliant Concept, Naive Story!

“Well, I was awestruck at the special effects, at the science behind the gravity that has been metamorphosed here. Even though, it is impossible even to think about two planets not colliding with some magnificent support of gravity, I truly enjoyed the concept.Now, the story is kinda weak but it appeals and aptly complements the concept of Upside nwoD.Jim is extraordinarily charming, Kirsten is okay but sweet and Timothy's character is very adorable. All the performances were stupendous and special appreciation for Juan's experimental venture. Being his third film, he has surely grown into an ace. CGI, SFX - well, the my clap goes to them, too!As a whole, I loved the movie which is not a bit draggy and will keep you entertained. Though, some sequences made me think and fail, I would recomme” read more