Review of Cloud Atlas (2012) by Sean S — 23 Mar 2014

Confusing as hell and hard to follow. only could watch an hour of this nonsense.

This review of Cloud Atlas (2012) was written by Sean S on 23 Mar 2014.

Cloud Atlas has generally received positive reviews.

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