
Cloud Atlas
2012, Sci fi/Drama, 2h 52m
284 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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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. Read critic reviews
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Critic Reviews for Cloud Atlas
All Critics (284) | Top Critics (77) | Fresh (188) | Rotten (96)
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I wouldn't call The Cloud Atlas pure cinema, but... the mix and mash trumps the balderdash.
February 25, 2019 | Full Review… -
The Wachowskis, for their part, were always born in the wrong decade, maybe that's what made the displaced timeline motif of Cloud Atlas so appealing to them.
October 26, 2018 | Full Review… -
It's a cold and distanced and, yes, rather boring experience during which we feel nothing for any of the characters. It is three hours without actually getting anywhere near the place it should have got to.
September 4, 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.
February 6, 2018 | Full Review… -
Balancing an emotional drama with an Avatar-meets-The Matrix glaze, Cloud Atlas is a film worth talking about and debating as much as it is one at which to smile.
September 7, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… -
Like a fitted coat worn by someone it wasn't tailored for, parts of Cloud Atlas bulge out, overstretched, begging for more material, while other sections hang laughably loose.
June 28, 2013 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Cloud Atlas
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Feb 18, 2016Endless uncomprehendible twaddle.jay n Super Reviewer
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Feb 06, 2016I wasn't a big fan of this film. The Wachowskis definitely worked hard but I sadly wasn't very fond of this film. Lot of things don't make sense and a very unusual film. Though it does have some cool sequences, nice visuals and some good performances but overall I felt this movie was a mess.Mr N Super Reviewer
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May 22, 20156 people are connected in stories set from the 19th century to post apocalyptic future. While Cloud Atlas was not boring at all, its pretentious themes annoyed me greatly. Each story felt incomplete by the narration. However I did enjoy the ensemble of each actor appeared in different roles in the different tales. Tom Hanks was simply amazing. Ambitious yet the visual effects failed to catch my attention. Cloud Atlas deserves one viewing and can be completely discarded after.Sylvester K Super Reviewer
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Jan 17, 2015On reconnait bien l'univers des Wachowski. Beaucoup d'histoires à suivre en même temps. Je vais devoir revoir ce film pour bien l'apprà (C)cier. Cependant c'est un gros 3h ....Marc-André B Super Reviewer
Cloud Atlas Quotes
Timothy Cavendish: | It's people. Soylent Green is people. |
Sonmi-451: | Our lives are not our own. we are bound to others, past and present. And by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future. |
Haskell Moore: | No matter what you do it will never amount to anything more than a single drop in a limitless ocean. |
Adam Ewing: | What is an ocean but a multitude of drops? |
Sonmi-451: | If I had remained invisible, the truth would stay hidden. |
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