Cloud AtlasMovie Reviews


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  • Must Go!
    Written October 27, 2012

    If you like something to ponder...

    by Jesse828movie

    Go! and see this movie. Wonderful and thought provoking... I loved this and found it inspiring and have been thinking about it ever since. Will buy the book and will see this again.

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  • Must Go!
    Written October 28, 2012

    If you want inspiration and a dose of wake up that isn't coffee!

    by crumbo

    This story and motion picture is so timely in when we as a body of humans are in high need of waking up and realizing that we are all connected and that our causes effect everyone and ourselves in a very deep way.
    I highly recommend this movie as theater going experience, especially if you want some inspiration to change your life path.

    • 6 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written November 5, 2012

    One Viewing Is Not Enough

    by WetNOregon

    There are so many threads to this movie a person might have to see it several times just to follow each one. As an example, what is the meaning of the shooting-star birthmarks and why does just one person in each segment have one?

    • 6 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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  • No
    Written November 3, 2012

    Confusion...! Stay away from this movie!

    by Squirrel Dude

    I'm sorry, but this movie is total and utter confusion! Speaking only for myself, I feel that I wasted 2 hours and 52 minutes trying to understand what the hell was going on! To be fair, the acting and music wasn't bad - but the script...and storyline...! I cannot recommend anyone to see it! Blah....

    • 6 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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  • Oh No!
    Written November 11, 2012

    Disappointing

    by mark46

    Boring. Oh yes, and depressing, but mainly boring. Incoherent too, but mainly boring.

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  • Must Go!
    Written October 28, 2012

    Tom Hanks does it again...

    by playtone22

    ...another must see film! Amazing. It may be close to 3 hours; however, it does NOT feel like it. It's a ride and an enjoyable one.

    • 44 out of 83 found this review helpful.
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  • Oh No!
    Written November 7, 2012

    Cloud Atlas

    by Va_film_buff001

    First, beautiful scenery and photography with very good acting by an all star cast. However.....that being said I watched for three hours believing that the plot would ultimately be divulged in such a way as to tie all of the storylines together the way a grand epic should. Unfortuantely, it was only then that I discovered the sheer genius of this film.....it has no plot and only a premise of why it was made. The rest must have been left on the cutting room floor.
    Don't waste your money on this disappointment. I would say rent it, but don't waste that amount of money on it either. Wait until it shows up on a late night weekend Science Fiction channel opposite the "Two Headed Sharks eat Malibu". At least then it will be free.

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  • So-so
    Written October 28, 2012

    Did you like Magnolia? Then go.

    by dave498

    Going to Cloud Atlas is like waking in a thick forest; you can see the trees - but you cannot begin to understand the forest as a whole until after you leave it; only then can you see the depth and shape of it.

    The primary concepts & details are very subtly shown. If you see this movie, you should be prepared to see it 2-3 times; only then will you know what you're seeing, and what to watch for. That's a lot to expect of movie-viewers.

    I didn't read the book, but to me this is a story about life's continuum, reincarnation & the nature of the soul: a murderous thief evolves into a reluctant hero; a courageous women remains courageous in each reincarnation.. etc. I think I saw the gem-buttons from a waste coat end on a necklace hundreds of years later. (?) The message I got; we are all connected, and if you live your life 'to make a difference,' that difference can ripple into the future, far beyond your life.

    GO - but ONLY if you can put the time into thinking about it

    • 9 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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  • Go
    Written November 4, 2012

    CLOUD ATLAS

    by thedoctor777

    This is a complex and confusing film. The first two hours are too hard to really follow as to what is going on. The last hour of this film is phenomenal, You can start to see how the first two hours ties together. It's also when the film turns to political views and social commentary. The last hour consists of CGI that is right out of TRON and many scenes will reflect scenes from previous films like ROAD WARRIOR, WATERWORLD, MUTNEY ON THE BOUNTY and ROOTS. I almost gave this film a so/so rating, there was no need for the F word and nudity that added nothing to character or situation developer. I was impressed with the makeup in this film. Many of the actors play 5, 6, and 7 rolls. Excellent acting; but the story from start to finish is hard to grasp. I think we go to the movies to be entertained and not to have to work this hard to understand the storyline. If you don't mind the first two hours that are all over the place to get to the last hour, then please go see this one.

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  • Must Go!
    Written October 26, 2012

    3-hr cinematic treat

    by szlevi

    3 hours and I wasn't bored for a second while watching this cinematic treat, with never-stopping adventures... it is not an action movie, it's an old-fashion alternative future/reality-themed adventure movie, with several threads running parallel in 4-6-8 minutes pieces... a must-see, indeed.

    • 53 out of 101 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written November 18, 2012

    Ambitious

    by Glaucus

    I had no idea what I was walking into the first time I went to see Cloud Atlas in theaters. I became aware of the movie one day when I went to check what the Wachowski brothers were up to, and I saw this project, 'Cloud Atlas'.

    Like I said before, I had no idea what I was getting myself into the first time I saw it. I am writing this review the day after my second viewing.

    What is there to say? The scope of the film spans centuries, focusing on the lives of individuals in certain time periods that are some how connected without their knowing, where their actions effects the lives of those in the future without them even trying or knowing.

    You can say that it is a story of soul mates finding each other again and again throughout time, either glimpsing each other for moments, or spending their lives together. It's an amazing, gripping film of hope, sadness, and above all, humanity. I truly love this film, and plan on purchasing it when it is released.

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  • Go
    Written November 14, 2012

    It's confusing until everything sort of comes together towards the end

    by adonissbiaeh

    I dont understand why they had to portray 'Asians' with that sort of makeup (I thought they were supposed to be aliens), but other than that it's really fun to watch how one actor/actress can turn into like 6 different people and you probably won't realize exactly who's who until the credit starts rolling

    the movie has interesting views and stories all intertwined together; while I was watching it I didn't really get it, but now that I think back upon it, I think I may want to watch it again

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  • Oh No!
    Written October 29, 2012

    CLOUD ATLAS

    by RCHRDBAILEY2

    THIS MOVIE IS A THINLY VEILED OBAMA CAMPAIGN NARRATIVE DISGUISED AS AN ADVENTURE MOVIE. THE LIBERAL SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES RUN THROUGHOUT. ONE OF THE THEMES WAS TO RAIL AGAINST 'EVIL CORPORATIONS, ESPECIALLY OIL PRODUCERS. BUT, TYPICALLY THE LEFTEST ARE SO HYPOCRITICAL, AS IN THIS MOVIE WHERE THE PRODUCERS ACCEPTED MUCH $$ FROM THE CIGARETTE INDUSTRY.

    THE REASON WE VIEWED THE MOVIE WAS BECAUSE TOM HANKS STARRED. BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE AS USUAL. BUT MY LAST BUY OF TOM HANKS' WORKS.

    RICHARD BAILEY

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  • So-so
    Written November 2, 2012

    A Truncated Piece of Fascinating Junk ?

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    The acting, the photography, the special effects, the dialogues, the messages are all excellent......yet, we leave the theater with a dobut whether this was a good movie or a truncated piece of fascinating junk. Nobody likes an arrogant movie, one which seems to suggest that we are dumbwits because we cannot follow the complex script. We are not idiots. Or are we? The chronology of psychological time in a book cannot be translated in the same manner in a movie. The language is different. I am disappointed that the producers did not realize that. Do they want to make money with a movie or do they just want to show how smart they are and how dumb we are? I felt like a child who was presented with a cartoon version of the Bible.....only without beggining, middle and end.

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  • No
    Written November 4, 2012

    Tries to blow your mind, only blows your evening.

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    This should be called "Hey look - I can tell the same story 8 different ways at the same time!" With plenty of opportunities for profound cause-and-effect between multiple realities, Cloud Atlas instead opts for subtle correlations, some of which you have to try pretty hard to notice. As impressive as it is that the main actors each play several characters, the acting as a whole fails to meet expectations. I'm a big Tom Hanks fan, but this is a rare miss.

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ralzballz so i had no idea that cloud atlas was 3 hours long when i decided to watch it 3 hours ago??

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Jesse_Jewel Cloud Atlas was the best thing I've ever seen in my entire life.

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ReDRoSeBL Jusy watched cloud atlas... I'm so lost

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DomRodin Ok, #CloudAtlas viewing is over. Enjoyed it, but I don't know why everyone was in disguises the whole movie!

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jjaayyaa28 Cloud Atlas was so confusing I feel like I just missed out on something great by not getting it

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