94% (simply bumping up the 93% to a 94) A Grandeur Cinematic Spectacle of a movie, that requires you're WHOLE thinking cap and unfortunately a lot of film dissection as well, but then fortunately that counts for very interesting conversations too. While not emotionally striking me as hard as I wanted it to in terms of being the kind of movie it appealed to be. As in the type of film I always waited for, it definitely strikes with a source of philosophical knowledge of obvious spirituality that works greatly in the end. And that's what pays off and makes this film quite special in the sense of a filmgoers perspective, in my opinion. I think that Cloud Atlas is one of the best movies of the year. This is filmmaking and imagination at it's finest. If I were to sum up this movie, I'd say it presents how six different people in different ages of time try to claim a form of solace in their lives by committing good karma (a recurring theme in the film and book), presented in the fashion of multi-genre entertainment. If anyone were to put this movie down for it's ideas, then they shouldn't be starting with this beautiful adaptation, but merely the novel just to be fair, savvy?

64% It's got great action, RDJ comedy, and a funny twist, however that funny twist as true as it may be, was not quite for this movie, in a personal sense I was very disappointed in this.

84% (raised from an 82%) Ehhh, who needs Oscars?