A decent movie that blends many elements into one...

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2013)

This is a ballsy film by the Wachowski's and others. It's a good movie but isn't something that would reach out to mainstream audiences. It has multiple different stories and scenarios and time periods incorporated into this one visceral film. But isn't done in a way that is all that engaging or intriguing. In fact just about all of the stories in this movie has been done before and better. It tries to blend love, time, karma, sacrifice, rebirth, freedom and hope into this one film. The wachowski's are visionary directors but there just didn't seem to have all that amazing of a imagination for this one. This movie is almost 3 hours but felt like a 3 hour movie and just didn't find it all that entertaining. It might be one of those movies that take multiple watches to get completely but I just didn't find this whole experience all that clever. The stories aren't told one by one but show a bit of one of the story then move onto another story then come back to another story. It has some good editing but the switching of the stories seemed to quick to the point it got kinda irritating to watch. All the actors and actresses in this is alright but mostly forgettable. Tom Hanks seemed to really want to try all the different accent and dialects he shows in this movie. Anyways when it tries to blend all the stories together to a certain point I found it weak. The most interesting story out of all of them for me is the Neo Seoul story set in the future. It's dark and yet gripping and captivating. All in all this is a watchable movie that blends many different elements into one and has some good or even great visuals.
7.3/10