Moments of amazement and moments of "just why."

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2012)

This movie... has both very well and horribly written scripts. I know it wasn't supposed to have a obvious and clear storyline to it, but I feel as if the film focused more having bold scenery rather than trying to pull all the pieces together.
The bold scenes were certainly successful in grabbing a hold of the audience and extracting powerful emotions, but frankly, some other scenes were just outright stupid (or should I say, tacky) and/or very predictable. Some 'lives' portrayed in the film (as well as some other scenes) were unnecessary and felt like fillers, as if the director tried to add more content to just for the sake of adding more content. You know, when some movies throw only so much information to stimulate the viewer, but it's to the point that you can only pick out what's actually important and what's not?
The script is of the same comparison; it has some memorable conversations and quotes, but at the same, some decisions were of very poor judgement. Like changing English to an altered and a more broken language. For example, at one point of the film, the word "truth" is actually "true-true" (If you want to know what I mean just watch or ask someone who has ...). This creates confusing gibberish that forces the viewer to rely pretty much only on the visuals to understand what's going on. And might I add that some phrases (spoken in true English) that were said seemed too hackneyed for it to be in such a complex and potentially great film.
I have very mixed feelings about Cloud Atlas, both good and bad but frankly, I was pretty disappointed overall. My more accurate number review is about a 6.5, but 6 seemed a bit too low of a review as it wasn't THAT bad, but it certainly doesn't really earn the rating of a 7 either.