- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release Date: Oct 26, 2012
- Starring: Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Tom Hanks
- Summary:
- Director: Andy Wachowski
- Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 45
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Mixed: 20 out of 45
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Negative: 4 out of 45
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100Its too-muchness is also the source of its power; I was absolutely never bored, and felt surprised when the movie ended. It's an amazing, baffling, thrilling and (for many, it would appear) irritating experience, and for my money the most beautiful and distinctive big-screen vision of the year.
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80Don’t let its commercial nosedive in the US tell the whole story. Cloud Atlas is a tough sell, but a rewarding journey all the same. It’s an adventure into the very concept of storytelling: magical, enthralling and thrilling as much as bewildering, pompous and potty. In other words, up in the clouds.
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60A grand folly that makes the Wachowskis’ "The Matrix" trilogy look prosaic, Cloud Atlas is a fascinating if flawed work that will leave you gasping one minute and gagging the next.
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25I'll grant that the film has many layers. All of them are terrible.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 125 out of 160
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Mixed: 11 out of 160
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Negative: 24 out of 160
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