Film Review – Cloud Atlas

Ambitious doesn’t even begin to describe “Cloud Atlas,” which marks the
first collaboration between Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer.
Powerhouse screen visionaries, the trio find an unusual harmony for
their mighty endeavor, providing a smooth melt of specialized
sensibilities as they tackle an adaptation of an “unfilmable” novel by
author David Mitchell. Overlong yet undeniably powerful and inventively
arranged, “Cloud Atlas” demands viewers permit the creative team a
chance to make their case. They take their time but come armed with
exquisite production achievements and a byzantine story that actually
manages to find a satisfying conclusion, despite a complex, borderline
unintelligible first half that all but promises an oncoming narrative
disaster. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com