Complex and entertaining

Rating: 6/10 (29 March 2013)

Before seeing Cloud Atlas I knew that it was a movie that tended to inspire polar views ... most people either love it or hate it. Whilst it is in no ways perfect I found the movie to be quite entertaining and kept your attention for the 3 hours running time.
The movie consists of 6 story lines that are set in different time periods. The movie flips back and forward through these story lines. The idea being that what happens in one story line influences what happens in another.
The cast are well known and all play multiple roles. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent and Hugo Weaving are obviously well known and all the cast seem to be very committed to the project judging from their performances. It is nice to watch a film and engage with the characters.
The film is well shot and directed by the Wachowski's. It is pretty difficult to keep up with and will certainly merit another viewing. The fact that it merits another viewing must mean that it is both complex and entertaining which has to be a good thing.