Cloud Atlas (2012) - Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Keith David. Written and Directed by Tom Tyker, Lana Wachowski, and Andy Wachowski. Rated R. Available on DVD.
Cloud Atlas is an insanely ambitious film. It spans centuries with actors playing different roles in each story line. The film is not chronological, but rather cuts back and forth from each story. The film is meant to be about interconnectedness and how lives impact one another. However, it is not clear how the lives and decisions ripple through the generation. There are some things that happen that you see in several story lines, but there isn't really anything that spans across all of them, other than the comet birthmark all the protagonists in each story share.
Some of the stories are much better than the others, the weakest being the 1849 story line in my opinion. I enjoyed seeing the actors playing the many different roles in the film. I thought in particular, Hanks, Broadbent, and Whishaw were standouts.
I did enjoy the film and the nearly three-hour run time felt much shorter because of the many stories. It's not the best film, but it is definitely an unique one which makes it worth watching.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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