Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kirsten Dunst, Timothy Spall
Director: Juan Solanas
Eversince he captured my heart as Jude in "Across the Universe", I have had a soft spot for Jim Sturgess. British born Sturgess came into acting at a later age than most, being more swayed towards a musical career when younger rather than an acting one, but Hollywood beckoned and he was soon on our screens both small and large and has grown in leaps and bounds.
Upside Down is set in an alternate universe to our own, two worlds that co-exist, one above the other, or one below the other, depending on how you see it. Of course, as is the norm, there is always a division of the classes and the Upworlders see the Downworlders as being of a lower class and to mix with them is forbidden. Of course, gravity plays a big part in all of this and makes spending time in the opposite world rather difficult.
Adam is of the lower class and like any boy his age, dreams of adventures and is fascinated by the worlds around him. On one of his adventures one day, he climbs the highest peak and meets a girl from the other world called Eden. They find ways for Eden to spend time in Adams world and embark on a friendship that blossoms into love as they enter their teens.
Sadly, because mixing with the other world is forbidden, their trysts are discovered and Eden is injured as she falls back to her own world. Adam is distraught thinking that she is dead and he is punished for spending time with an Upworlder.
Years pass before we see Adam working with two others to try and come up with an anti-aging cream to market to the Upworlders. While watching a television commercial, he spots Eden and comes up with a plan to get into the building that connects the two world together and market his face cream and look for Eden at the same time.
Adam meets Bob, (Timothy Spall), an Upworlder who takes a liking to him and helps him get into the upper level of the building, but when he comes face to face with Eden, she doesn't remember him.
The CG matting on this is stunning, the colours are bright and bold in the Upworld and dark and gloomy in the Downworld and the two contrasting lifestyles are shown brilliantly.
The two lead actors have a fantastic chemistry and worked really well together. Jim Sturgess has a boyish charm that is infectious and you can't help but like the guy.
This is a futuristic romance that I will gladly recommend to everyone.
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