Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson
A romantic musical told mainly through numerous Beatles songs performed by the characters. A young man from Liverpool comes to America during the Vietnam War to find his father. He winds up in Greenwi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008
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July 31, 2009I have to admit, after watching it again for the second time I enjoyed it much more. The film itself takes you onto this beautiful journey, literally. The singing worked well; it wasn't too much to where you got sick and tired of it. There were many interesting characters in it a...( read more)
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June 1, 2009I am totally impressed with the way the movie was written to use so many Beatles songs in its plot. I grew up with the Beatles, and can sing along with many of the songs, so I quite enjoyed this movie. I've seen it three times now.
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May 5, 2009"Music's the only thing that makes sense anymore, man. Play it loud enough, it keeps the demons away."
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Director Julie Taymor's trippy, psychedelic, lush tribute to the music of The Beatles can be suitably branded as ambitious and audacious. Across the Universe -
March 23, 2009This is a hard 3.5, and I think it all comes down to Eddie Izzard's terrible "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite". Without that brutal number (and Bono's odd-ball lead-up to it), this would likely be at least a four-star film, but it was just a little too ambitious.
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November 30, 2008Originally, I didn't want to see this movie because it looked stupid from the previews. However, after hearing numerous rave reviews, I decided to rent it, and I loved it. The acting, singing, visuals...everything was amazing and dead on. Definitely one of the best I've seen.
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November 23, 2009Fantastic. Explores cultures and issues prevalent in the 60s. It felt like viewing a long line of video clips, but in the greatest way possible - that is, while each song was very different in terms of choreography, sets and singing; they each captured the emotion of the story at...( read more)
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November 23, 2009I am a huge Beatles fan, and seeing the wonderful stories that are detailed in their songs brought to life this way is a pretty awesome spectacle. Does Eddie Izzard totally steal this movie or what?
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November 19, 2009"ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon, Across the Universe is also a 2007 American musical film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was released in the United States on October 12, 2007...( read more)
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November 16, 2009I didn't mind the use of Beatles songs. In fact, their interpretation of the lyrics was very good. Visually, it's stunning. What this film lacks is substance. By the end, I really didn't care what happened to any of the characters. And I always resent the clean, easy Hollywood en...( read more)
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November 15, 2009Wow. best musical. I thought that Moulan Rouge good... thats all I can say
Critic Reviews
October 3, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
September 28, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
...Julie Taymor's rhapsodic mash note to John, Paul, George and Ringo falls just short of breathtaking. full review
September 14, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
An often-dazzling rock opera set to the accompaniment of 33 Beatles songs. full review
September 14, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
An interesting failure, not a fascinating one. full review
September 14, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Something that would have been a bad idea for an Off-Broadway concept show has inexplicably been turned into a bloated two hour and eleven minute movie musical. full review
September 14, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The experience of the movie is joyous. full review
September 14, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Contrary to what you may have heard, love isn't all you need. full review
September 14, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Sometimes it works brilliantly, other times (masked dancers gyrating on ocean waves -- ick!) you just want to run. full review
September 13, 2007
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
A resplendent feast for the eyes. Just don't expect anything resembling a coherent storyline. full review
September 13, 2007
Armond White, The New York Press
Across the Universe feels like something entombed on Broadway, made to instruct bored tourists while grasping after Importance. It's an anomalous musical epic: a Pop movie without the excitement of pop. full review
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March 12, 2009I have Across the Universe on DVD and I liked Across the Universe. In Across the Universe I liked Jude, Lucy, Max, Sadie, Jo-Jo and Prudence.
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December 27, 2008This movie just blew my mind. I've always loved musicals, but Across the Universe just made my soul sing- it sounds cheesy, but I felt awed the whole time, the scenes, the colours, the music itself. It all was just wonderful... it might be the hippy in me, but I think this movie is one of the best movies Ive ever seen.
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October 7, 2008An incredible movie. The Beatles songs are glorified and used well here.
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September 20, 2008The people who ruined the Beatle's music made me want to cry of how terrible it sounded. BUTCHERED! Also, I was really bored for most of the scenes because they dragged on. I don't recommend it to those who actually appreciate the Beatle's and who aren't interested in two hours of boredom with only like three entertaining parts. I was sadly dissapointed. SO STUPID. i think this puts the Beatles to shame. I mean seriousley, they name some of the characters Jude, Lucy, Prudence, and D.Eggman. Major cliche and it all just frustrates me. Such a dumb way to make dumb 13 year olds THINK they appreciate the Beatles and that they are all psychadelic flower children now even if they are just jumping on the bandwagon un aware/ not understanding the actual music and actual culture- which is a cash machine for the company. bah. The only thing that I will say good is that it is one of the most visually beautiful movies I have ever seen. Many beautiful ideas and concepts to make your mind think.
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May 30, 2008I LOOOOOOOOOOVED This movie and i like their twist on the beatles music they did, the voices and music are so much better than the how the original beatles did it. no matter what other ppl. might say. it's inspirational even cause of the time period and what was going on and now whats going its good!!
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April 21, 2008i liked the beatles songs more than the movie. the movie is a little bit weird.
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April 14, 2008i have an obsession with this movie
it's beautiful, exlilerateing and fun i've seen it 5 times!!!!
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