A Possibility Thinker's Sandbox of Ideas to a Greater Understanding of the "How's" & "Why's" of Life!!

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2013)

14 hours after seeing Cloud Atlas, I'm amazed by the concepts and possibilities it's inspired me to ponder. In a good way! The complexity of the characters and interwoven seemingly unrelated plots makes for a deeply engaging and attention grabbing flick!!
Tom Hanks, as always, blew me away with his ability to play so many dramatically different characters/roles. Though he's starred in tons of roles over his career, never before have I been able to appreciate his talent as clearly as I can after seeing Cloud Atlas. Imagine this and you'll get what I'm saying... Take some of the best scenes from BIg, Splash, Saving Private Ryan, Apollo 13, and Cast Away and shuffle them up in a top hat. Blindly reach in and grab a handful. Sew them all together and add a paradigm shifting plot that doesn't reveal itself until the end. "I give you Tom Hanks in Cloud Atlas!"
Of course you'll need to add to your Cloud Atlas top hat recipe scenes from the many other brilliantly talented actors and actresses in this movie but I thought it'd be a little excessive to list all of a that out in this review. You're welcome. :)
If you're a possibility thinker and lover of the mystery of life, Cloud Atlas is a MUST SEE!!