**THE WACPINE OF ‘CLOUDS’**

WRITING: 6
ATMOSPHERE: 7
CHARACTERS: 9
PRODUCTION: 7
INTRIGUE: 7
NOVELTY: 2
ENJOYMENT: 7

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**The Good:**

The family dynamic is well-depicted and feels realistic. The way Zach, his parents and siblings act with each other and react to their surrounding world is natural.

There's that cosy, friendly atmosphere over most of the film, with moments of tension now and then reminding us that things aren’t all that well. The final act turns up the emotional dial and is very touching and heartbreaking.

The performances are nothing special, but they all work fairly well. The actors do very well in the final act, which forces them to bring out their emotional sides.

The killer soundtrack is the best aspect of the film, providing moments of emotional solitude and good mood among the otherwise so gloomy subject matter.

The film explores family and friend relationships better than many similar films, and from several angles.

This is the perfect tearjerker film for eventless Friday nights and a Disney+ Original worth a subscription.


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**The Bad:**

Quite a few filler scenes that exist to set the tone but don't achieve much beyond that.

Based on a true story or not, Clouds is yet another The Fault in Out Stars in terms of plot and structure, offering little new apart from the soundtrack.

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**The Ugly:**

Fuck cancer.

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**WACPINE RATING: 6.43 / 10 = 3 stars**