Review of Cloud Atlas (2012) by Dayne B — 14 Oct 2014

Sooooo horribly and unnecessarily elaborate.

This review of Cloud Atlas (2012) was written by Dayne B on 14 Oct 2014.

Cloud Atlas has generally received positive reviews.

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By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 06 Feb 2018

[An] earnest but misbegotten adaptation, which reduces a moving tour de force to a dull and homiletic house of frenetically shuffled cards…

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By Charlie Jane Anders (49) for io9.com (258) on 20 May 2018

It's skating along the edge of total disaster…

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By Tim W (1,375) on 05 Oct 2018

Absolutely incredible, got me thinking for a long long time…

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By Denislav U (14) on 19 Dec 2017

Liexy Melendez Gracia Professor Itza Hernandez English 050 15-dic-17 The Captivating Cloud Atlas: You Will Never See Your Life in the Same…

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By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Examiner (271) on 19 Dec 2018

Adapted from the novel of the same name by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas sometimes veers into eye-rolling territory with its grand statements…

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By Isam A (3) on 12 Jan 2019

One of the most extraordinary film i've ever seen in the latest 10 years…

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By Tiffany S (227) on 07 Jun 2018

If you can allow yourself to be swept up in the beauty of this movie you will not be disappointed…

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By Fizbo P (1) on 26 Jan 2019

Well stitched and captivating story filled with timeless motifs of a soul seeking itâ(TM)s ultimate fulfillment through the ordeals of reincarnational…

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By O_Rety (13) on 17 Jun 2019

A decent adaptation of a great book…

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By Gary J (62) on 09 Aug 2018

Wonderful. Strange but somehow not pretentious…

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