Distinguishable, with fine performances, but uneven episodes and long run

Rating: 7/10 (6 November 2013)

The movie in question is a long and hectic narration (at times seems unceasing), with some elements of interlock, continuity and era-wise approaches. There are 6 different places/years, but not all of them are equally intriguing; my favorites are UK 2012 (with the funniest moments) and San Fransisco 1973 (most crime thriller), distant past and particularly distant future episodes used known turns and depiction too much. Joining elements are not always clear, same actors play different roles (with occasionally crude make-up), thus one has to stare the screen all the time, which becomes physically difficult as the movie lasts ca 2 hours 45 minutes. As for the cast, the finest performances are carried out by Oscar-winners Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Jim Broadbent, the others were just average or spent too little time on screen (e.g. Susan Sarandon).
All in all, a kind of challenging watching: rather unusual script, but too sophisticated episodes and weak connection did not make tracking events easy. I would have preferred less time periods and more inter-generational links when deeds or ideas of older generations have direct impact on their descendants.