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Its sprawling, ambitious blend of thought-provoking narrative and eye-catching visuals will prove too unwieldy for some, but the sheer size and scope of Cloud Atlas are all but impossible to ignore.
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[An] earnest but misbegotten adaptation, which reduces a moving tour de force to a dull and homiletic house of frenetically shuffled cards. February 6, 2018 | Full Review…
[An] earnest but misbegotten adaptation, which reduces a moving tour de force to a dull and homiletic house of frenetically shuffled cards.
David Ansen
Whatever your age, even if life is an ocean made up of many drops, you may resolve that life is too short for this errant nonsense. June 14, 2013 | Full Review…
Whatever your age, even if life is an ocean made up of many drops, you may resolve that life is too short for this errant nonsense.
David Thomson
Fantasy-fiction audiences might enjoy seeing Cloud Atlas repeatedly, I suspect, picking up more clues each time. February 22, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Fantasy-fiction audiences might enjoy seeing Cloud Atlas repeatedly, I suspect, picking up more clues each time.
David Sexton
Unfortunately, these bold ambitions come to naught. They confuse the cosmos with the costume department and wind up lost in a world of wigs and bonnets. February 21, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Unfortunately, these bold ambitions come to naught. They confuse the cosmos with the costume department and wind up lost in a world of wigs and bonnets.
Xan Brooks
The perfect film for all those people whose one, undying wish in life is to swim with dolphins. February 21, 2013 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
The perfect film for all those people whose one, undying wish in life is to swim with dolphins.
Adam Lee Davies
A film which piles on the action, the romance, the philosophical inquiry and the silly accents until the viewer is left punch-drunk and reeling. Seriously, what's not to love? February 20, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A film which piles on the action, the romance, the philosophical inquiry and the silly accents until the viewer is left punch-drunk and reeling. Seriously, what's not to love?
Tom Huddleston
A daring extravaganza of images and themes, a film that asserts itself as worthy of repeated viewings, not only for its quality, but its generously expansive scope. August 5, 2019 | Full Review…
A daring extravaganza of images and themes, a film that asserts itself as worthy of repeated viewings, not only for its quality, but its generously expansive scope.
Nicholas Bell
Yes, Cloud Atlas is massively ambitious, and impressive. But as it labours to clarify its own confusion, mapping every last nook of narrative space, any sense of real mystery is obliterated by platitudes about freedom. July 31, 2019 | Full Review…
Yes, Cloud Atlas is massively ambitious, and impressive. But as it labours to clarify its own confusion, mapping every last nook of narrative space, any sense of real mystery is obliterated by platitudes about freedom.
Brian D. Johnson
While Cloud Atlas has its flaws, there are plenty of moments where I found myself seeing the big picture and fully realizing the weight of every storyline linking to one another throughout time. July 2, 2019 | Rating: 7.5/10 | Full Review…
While Cloud Atlas has its flaws, there are plenty of moments where I found myself seeing the big picture and fully realizing the weight of every storyline linking to one another throughout time.
C.J. Prince
Tykwer and the Wachowskis clearly aimed for the stars, and while the final product ultimately falls short, there is still quite a bit to admire in the failure of their epic folly. June 8, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Tykwer and the Wachowskis clearly aimed for the stars, and while the final product ultimately falls short, there is still quite a bit to admire in the failure of their epic folly.
Matthew Lucas
I wouldn't call The Cloud Atlas pure cinema, but... the mix and mash trumps the balderdash. February 25, 2019 | Full Review…
I wouldn't call The Cloud Atlas pure cinema, but... the mix and mash trumps the balderdash.
J. Hoberman
For all its wisdom and intelligence however, there's a great sense that the quirks and oddities of the stories are more valuable in the book. February 9, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
For all its wisdom and intelligence however, there's a great sense that the quirks and oddities of the stories are more valuable in the book.
Andrew Latimer
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