Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

This film is sensory overload, I was completely absorbed and could have handled another hour of it! From Tom Hanks’opening as the old man with the scar on his face I was gripped, I then diligently spent the film sussing out who was who. It was gripping, emotional and impacted on each of the senses. One could feel the empty deaths and temporary lives of the ‘clones’ and feel the future of those who would make a difference in the world. Don’t be put off by the exposition of the characters, just enjoy their seemingly isolated lives without trying to work things out.If you think too much it won’t make sense, let it all flow and enjoy one of the best experiences you will have in your lifetime. When it all comes together

some clarity available

I read the book and even though I didn't understand all of the language, I pushed my way through it. The movie is convulated but at least it lends some sort of clarity to the book. Nonetheless, the concepts of time, reincarnation and the connection of all can be understood in the movie- much more than in the book. I usually buy the dvds of the movies I enjoy just so I can repeat the experience but I will pass on this one.

172 minutes of my life I will never get back!

Your time would be better spent by cleaning the lint out of your belly button then be subjected to this 2 hour and 52 minutes of torture. Drawn to the movie by the greatness of Tom Hanks, I felt betrayed. The inability to understand the dialog was a constant irritant. I got about 80% of what was being said. Viewing the movie with three others, who had four masters and one PhD amongst us, we were constantly asking, "What did they just say?" It might have been a good movie with MOST of the film left on the cutting room floor. If you are the 1% of the population who believes Citizen Kane is the best movie of all time, this is your movie, but if you are part of the other 99% of humanity please do yourself a favor skip this lousy movie.

When A Film Touches The Soul...

Sometimes, you read a poem, or a book where you feel elevated, and as if the creative force behind the work had tapped into that life force which can elevate any and all of us. This film has that quality. I will see it again and again. There was great beauty and poetry in the words, the images and the many themes and sub-themes. A film I will never forget.

Instant Classic

Unique, superb, and wonderfully entertaining. A must-see.

Powerfully Entertaining

Far greater than the sum of its parts. This is a highly entertaining tour de force of film-making. Tykwer and the Wachowskis pull out all their collective stops. Be prepared to be swept away.

Correction: that's Ben Whishaw.

I loved the film, and definitely plan to see it again. I recommend it to anyone who appreciates an epic full of great performances. ...but the review is incorrect on one point: BEN WHISHAW plays Robert Frobisher, the early 20th Century composer. James D'Arcy plays Rufus Sixsmith, a related character.

And the winners are ...

the audience. Win or lose on how well this movie is executed, hats off to the Directors for delivering something new and atypical. This is one movie fan who is tired of the formulaic, predictable movies that dominate these days, or the money grubbing sequels that offer nothing new, or the tired rehashes of movies done many or countless times before. I'll savor my popcorn and enjoy the fact someone has made the effort to try something difficult on the big screen