Hit and Miss but very Ambitious

Rating: 5/10 (8 January 2014)

Some compelling, some amazing, some confounding, some forgotable, some annoying, it's all this and more. Above it all, this is ambitious. There's a couple of themes going. Basically the good and bad we do affect the future. It's a movie where actors play multiple roles in multiple timelines where they face challenges.
Not every story is equal. Some stories are more compelling. Quite frankly, parts of some stories are more compelling than others. The slave whipping scene is certainly the most compelling. The most interesting story is the future Seoul. However it is a hit and miss kind of viewing experience. Jim Broadbent in the retirement home has problems. If he can call his brother, why couldn't he call the cops? In fact, where are the cops in that whole story?
I have to be honest that I couldn't remember and keep up with some of these stories. Some become just a mishmash of different stories. It doesn't help that the same actors are in different stories. To me, that concept is more of a hindrance. All the fake makeup create an aura of artificiality to everything. The idea of connected souls is admirable, but they may as well not use the makeup. That would be something interesting. This feels like Eddie Murphy.