Cloudy with a chance of Atlas

Cloud Atlas:

Story:

One good deed forever shapes the course of the future.

Review:

Cloud Atlas is probably one of the better movies I have seen in a while, minus some makeup effects that were extremely overdone. The story that jumps between multiple characters throughout separate centuries is an exciting and compelling tale that kept me engaged until the end of the very end.

It was a bit confusing at times, with multiple story jumps happening in a five minute span. If the story had instead been told chronologically, I think that would have made it easier to follow. Also, as mentioned before, some of the makeup effects were overdone and it shows.

The actors themselves were great and it was amazing seeing Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, and Hugh Grant do a bit of almost method acting to portray some of their characters.

The soundtrack was one of the best I've heard in the past year, with different compositions fitting each time period, and some compositions fitting all time periods.

The special effects were hit and miss. I only particularly liked the very futuristic CGI that was used for one of the sequences in particular, since they seemed to be the only effects in the film that fit the time period.

Overall Cloud Atlas is a delightful and fascinating film, the story can be confusing to follow at first, but after a while it becomes easier to follow.