Cloud Atlas
The Wachowskis (the Matrix trilogy) join forces with director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) for a genre and century-spanning epic, showing how the actions of a distant generation can influence another. Adapted from David Mitchell’s best-selling novel. Stars Tom Hanks and Halle Berry.
One soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Each member of the ensemble appears in multiple roles as the stories move through time.
- Director:
- Tom Tykwer ('Run Lola Run', 'The International')Andy WachowskiLana Wachowski (the 'Matrix' trilogy, 'Bound', 'Speed Racer')
- Writer:
- Tom TykwerAndy WachowskiLana Wachowski
- Cast:
- Tom HanksHalle BerryHugo WeavingJim SturgessSusan SarandonHugh GrantBen WhishawKeith DavidJim BroadbentJames D'ArcyGötz OttoZhu Zhu
Reviews & comments
Wildly ambitious and utterly entertaining
Total Film
pressA 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.
The New York Times
pressThis is by no means the best movie of the year, but it may be the most movie you can get for the price of a single ticket.
The Guardian
pressUnfortunately, these bold ambitions come to naught. They confuse the cosmos with the costume department and wind up lost in a world of wigs and bonnets.
Los Angeles Times
pressWhat sinks "Cloud Atlas" is not the largeness of its ambitions but the lack of skill it displays in terms of writing, directing and acting.
Hollywood Reporter
pressEverything gets homogenized into a blandish whole, the impact of each story softened by the constant need to connect the dots.
Empire Magazine
pressIt'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.
A.V. Club
pressIt's an imperfect film of great daring and tremendous humanity, a work of many stories, but a singular achievement.
Total Film
pressA 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.
The New York Times
pressThis is by no means the best movie of the year, but it may be the most movie you can get for the price of a single ticket.
The Guardian
pressUnfortunately, these bold ambitions come to naught. They confuse the cosmos with the costume department and wind up lost in a world of wigs and bonnets.
Los Angeles Times
pressWhat sinks "Cloud Atlas" is not the largeness of its ambitions but the lack of skill it displays in terms of writing, directing and acting.
Hollywood Reporter
pressEverything gets homogenized into a blandish whole, the impact of each story softened by the constant need to connect the dots.
Empire Magazine
pressIt'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.
A.V. Club
pressIt's an imperfect film of great daring and tremendous humanity, a work of many stories, but a singular achievement.
Wildly ambitious and utterly entertaining
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