Movie Jail: This week's defendant is...Mila Kunis!

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed negatively to the film world to some capacity* and his or her misdeeds have covered a long enough period of time that the authorities had to intervene. In each column a defendant is put on trial, arguments are made, and then it is up to YOU, the jury, to decide if the person is guilty or not guilty of crimes against cinema. Their lives are in your hands, dude.

The Defendant

The Case

The Prosecution: Jupiter Ascending, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, Third Person, The Color of Time, Oz The Great and Powerful, Max Payne, Moving McAllister

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Mila Kunis is a popular and seemingly down-to-earth actress, which is why the prosecution is just a tad worried about her career. In the five years since her well-received performance in Black Swan, Miss Kunis has only starred in two fresh rated films, and overall the prosecution hasn't been impressed with her movies as of late.

Jupiter Ascending is just the most recent negatively reviewed film featuring the actress. Besides being panned by critics, her The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, Third Person and The Color of Time were also ignored by moviegoers.

Miss Kunis has done a fine job in most of her post-Black Swan roles (she wasn't great in Oz The Great and Powerful, but one could argue she was miscast in the Sam Raimi film) and she's a solid actress, however the prosecution would like to see her appear in better projects. It's not as if these films have killed her career, but they definitely haven't helped it either. While the prosecution doesn't think Miss Kunis needs to serve a long sentence, we do believe she should spend some time behind bars.

The Defense: Blood Ties, Ted, Friends with Benefits, Black Swan, The Book of Eli, Extract, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, That '70s Show, Family Guy

Ladies and gentlemen, the defense is fairly certain the prosecution is using the "I'm concerned about her career" argument as an excuse to look up half-naked pictures of my client. Miss Kunis' films as of late haven't been fantastic, but there's no need to lock the actress up in Movie Jail.

Ted and Friends with Benefits both featured entertaining performances by Miss Kunis, and the defense loved her cameo in Date Night. And who here didn't want to date the actress after seeing her in Forgetting Sarah Marshall? When you also take into account her fun TV work (That '70s Show, Family Guy and Robot Chicken), it's obvious Miss Kunis doesn't belong in prison.

Let's not forget my client is still a fairly young actress, and the defense doesn't believe her recent failures will have a negative long-term impact on her career. A good comparison might be Miss Kunis' Forgetting Sarah Marshall co-star Kristen Bell: Both are attractive, well-liked actresses who don't always appear in the best films. But just like Miss Bell, my client doesn't deserve to be locked up, and the defense is quite confident that the jury will agree.

IN CLOSING…

Does Miss Kunis have a bright future ahead of her, or do you think tossing the actress in the slammer will do her some good? Do you think the prosecution has a case against the Black Swan star, or is he just picking on her because of Jupiter Ascending's failures? Is Mila Kunis GUILTY or NOT GUILTY?

*The cases for and against a defendant going to Movie Jail by the author are not necessarily his views and opinions but they are some of the beliefs that one would use to effectively make an argument for both sides. Not quite a devil's advocate but you get the point. Anyway, this is all in fun so don't take it too seriously. We have a separate jail for those people called "Troll Tower" and believe me you do NOT want to go there.

WHAT SAY YOU, GUILTY OR NOT?

LAST WEEK'S VERDICT

It was closer than you might expect, considering The Wachowski's last three movies have bombed at the box office and received mostly negative reviews from critics, but the duo were found GUILTY of all charges in last week's trial. Many jury members said they still think The Wachowski Siblings are innovative filmmakers though, and they'd like to see them make a comeback, so maybe we'll do an update on The Matrix directors once their Netflix series Sense8 is released.

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