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- Review count2
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- First reviewOctober 31, 2012
- Last reviewNovember 1, 2012
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A True Story About Courage and Obligation
PostedNovember 1, 2012
jscswim
from St Lucie West, Port St Lucie, FL 34986, USA
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:weekly
Special Effects
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Art Direction
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Acting
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Story
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Camerawork
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This story is everything Cloud Atlas is not. It is well acted, has a strong story, is intense, and keeps your attention. The direction and camerawork are excellent. In the end, the story makes sense and there is momentum throughout. The movie story line keeps the audience guessing about the outcome of a harrowing situation and the entertainment value is high. The fact that the movie is based upon a true story makes the experience a bonus. Congrats to Ben Affleck for directing a very good movie.
Pros well paced, great story, great actors, well directed, true story, you think you know the story but you are wrong
Cons you think you know the story but you are wrong
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Cloud Atlas Very Clouded
PostedOctober 31, 2012
jscswim
from St Lucie West, Port St Lucie, FL 34986, USA
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:weekly
Dialogue
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Special Effects
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Art Direction
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Acting
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5
Story
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5
Camerawork
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A stilted attempt to sell some Scifi influenced religion that smacks of Hollywood liberalism and Scientology. The story is insufferably disjointed and the dialogue poorly written. The jerking along of the story line leaves the audience desperately waiting for an event to bring ti all together and make sense of it all. However, this never occurs and the sad final scenes only remind you that you stayed way too long. Even the costuming is a problem as it interferes with recognizing characters that the director somehow forgets is essential to understanding the story. The audience is left gasping for enlightenment as if drowning for lack of air. An epic? No, not close at all.
Pros theoretically good actors
Cons bad acting, too complex, slow, poorly directed, offensively bad overall
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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