Upside Down

Upside Down (2013)

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Ever since Adam (Jim Sturgess) and Eden (Kirsten Dunst) fell in love as teens, their bond has faced astronomical odds. The pair are separated not just by social class and a political system bent on keeping them apart, but also by a freak planetary condition: they live on twinned worlds with gravities that pull in opposite directions-he on the poverty-stricken planet below, she on the wealthy, exploitative world above. Their budding but illicit romance screeches to a tragic halt when

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Dunst is radiant, as always, though it's radiance with depth: She's not just your average dream girl; she's gravity's rainbow. But there just isn't enough of her.

March 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Village Voice
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The highlight of Juan Solanas's film is the moment Jim Sturgess's Adam inadvertently pisses on the ceiling.

March 13, 2013 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
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To his credit, Solanas unabashedly believes in this heartstring-plucking hooey, and he certainly has a knack for striking images.

March 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Time Out New York
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Upside Down may be flawed, yet it is a stunningly original work. Give me that over a typical cinematic romance any day.

March 12, 2013 Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium
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Upside Down is a film built on binary elements -- lavishly and ambitiously executed -- yet with its laughably undercooked romantic core, it remains foolishly stubborn towards anything more nuanced.

March 11, 2013 Full Review Source: The Playlist
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Two worlds. One future.

Good movie! "Upside Down" has a great idea that should have been a lot better than it ended up being. The film's setting is magnificently beautiful, there are a lot of stunning ideas and images and the main story is good enough to make the two-planet world look real. The one and the only one flaw of the film is that it pretends to be a sci-fi film rather than a fairy-tale in an unusual setting. If you judge it as a sci-fi you will find a lot of "how could it be" things that tear the imaginary world apart. However, it's obvious the filmmakers were more interested in focusing on the visuals than actually telling a good story. "Upside Down" proves that as awesome as visuals can be, it can't overshadow incompetent storytelling and a weak plot. I can't say i'd recommend it but it's worth a watch!

Adam is a seemingly ordinary guy in a very extraordinary universe. He lives humbly trying to make ends meet, but his romantic spirit holds on to the memory of a girl he loved once upon a time from another world, an inverted affluent world with its own gravity, directly above but beyond reach... a girl named Eden. Their childhood flirtation becomes an impossible love. But when he catches a glimpse of grownup Eden on television, nothing will get in the way of getting her back... Not even the law or science!
February 23, 2013
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Upside Down (2013, France-Canada) is a fantasy feature set in an alternate Universe with opposing worlds, literally and figuratively. Employing a "forbidden love" drama, Upside Down, amid great photography and concept, fails to sustain energy for the audience to believe.
February 22, 2013
Jan Marc Macababayao

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