Review by Matt Finley
Unfilmable. It was an adjective often
invoked in fan discussions of David Mitchell’s Booker
Prize-nominated 2004 novel Cloud Atlas – a delightful, time-
and genre-spanning puzzle box that uses a deceptively simple
structure to tell six interlocking stories spanning four centuries.
Now it’s 2012, and Wachowski brothers Lana and Andy (THE MATRIX)
along with Tom Tykwer (RUN LOLA RUN) just filmed that puppy.
The result, also titled CLOUD ATLAS, is a strange, richly
imagined mosaic comprised of equal parts filmmaking expertise,
well-intentioned soapbox philosophizing, and consummate
self-absorption.
I wholeheartedly recommend this film to
anyone who enjoys movies, but there’s a good chance that you’ll
absolutely hate it. I know. A ringing endorsement.
