Across the Universe

Pros: Yay! Something different!
Cons: Okay, some parts are a little weird.

The hubby and I have eagerly been awaiting Across the Universe ever since seeing the first psychedelic trailer for it months ago. This film promised to be totally unique. It lives up to its promise and, while I would personally make a few ...

Pros: Evan Rachel Wood's left nipple, a couple of great renditions of classic Bealtle songs
Cons: everything else

The Beatles music + great visuals + a touching love story = my favorite movie? Oddly, no. How can this seemingly perfect equation be so off? I love The Beatles, I love trippy and artsy visuals. I love 'love'. The only thing that is missing is the ...

Pros: Great Beatles music.
Cons: Plot? We don't need no steenkin' plot.

Just what in the world was that? That was the reaction that I'm sure most people had after watching Across the Universe. The movie, a jukebox musical featuring Beatles songs, has been compared to Moulin Rouge (the 2001 musical one, not the ...

Pros: Decent renditions of Beatles songs. Pleasant enough lead actors and some nice cameos.
Cons: Drab supporting cast. Plot. Just an excuse to sing Beatles songs and film arty imagery.

My wife and I are both firm fans of The Beatles so when trailers for Across the Universe began to appear we were somewhat intrigued. This looked rather lavish and from what we were shown on the trailer there were some pretty decent ...

Pros: Taymor's Direction, Production, Musical Montages, Dance Number, Look, Music, & Cast.
Cons: Starts off Clunky & Weaknesses in Script.

Known for her spectacular work on Broadway, Julie Taymor is considered a great visionary for stage and film. In 1997, Taymor won huge success for her theatrical production of Disney's The Lion King that brought her many accolades. Then in ...

Pros: The music, the story, the acting, the times...everything.
Cons: Are you insane?

Across the Universe (2007) Directed by Julie Taymor ”Music's the only thing that makes sense anymore, man. Play it loud enough, it keeps the demons away.” JoJo. This movie is a story about Jude, a Liverpudilian who comes to ...

Pros: The film's music, apparently by some hacks called Lennon and McCartney; some exciting sequences
Cons: Weak love story, even poorer attempt to capture the essence of an era; Silly characters

With ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, Julie Taymor has taken her considerable visionary chops, her flair for innovative story telling, her zest for the theatricality of moments, and chucked them out the window. What may have sounded good during brainstorming ...

Pros: a few numbers stand out, musically and visually
Cons: incoherent plot, largely mediocre musical arrangements

From the first time I saw a preview for Across the Universe, I expected a lot. I love the Beatles’ music, and I kind of liked Moulin Rouge, and I saw this movie as essentially being a “mashup” of the two. How could it go wrong: Beatles ...

Pros: Joe Cocker's brief performance; a couple of nicely choreographed numbers
Cons: One-note acting and singing; brain-dead adaptations of timeless Beatles songs

Call me overly reverent if you must. But the music of The Beatles means a great deal to several generations of listeners, and I am sad and angry to see it so thoroughly mangled in Across the Universe The movie's bald literalness and its ...

Pros: Songs; captures bit of US 1960's culture well; Bono and Eddie Izzard appearances
Cons: Not the original as sung by originals; bit confusing re the psychedelic era; Prudence

I'm aware that a few people have found this film to be poor, some are on the fence, and a significant number enjoyed it greatly. It would be interesting if everyone in the media and on line gave their age, background and degree of affinity for the ...

Pros: Cool style, Entertaining music sequences, Interesting new take on an old genre
Cons: Uneven, A bit messy, Very basic plot

I understand why it's getting bad reviews, but I don't neccessarily completely agree with them. Something about "Across the Universe" is oddly likeable. Whether it's the mostly amazing style, or the sparatic pacing of the film that kind of oddly works I ...

Pros: Great covers, visually awesome, likable actors.
Cons: Thin plot, some characters needed more development.

Across the Universe is an enchanting collage of sequences set to the music of The Beatles. And don’t expect much else. I mean, there is a plot, but if you know as much as you do by now, you know it’s a simple, loose plot about boy meets girl, boy and ...

Pros: Some OK covers, interesting visual effects on occasion
Cons: Non-existent plot, paper-thin characters, the horrific Beatles-related puns, and so on

I like campy things. Getting enjoyment out of clearly embarrassing things is a favorite pastime of mine. Some of my favorite guilty pleasures, both on television and film, are actually terrible, but I can still glean enjoyment from them. I do hate ...

Pros: Great direction, Nice performances, Moments (what there are) of character, Concept, Moments of plot
Cons: Not much plot or character

I’m not known for being a big fan of concept films, films that hinge on special effects, musicals or art films for the sake of being art films. I tend to enjoy things that make sense, have a balance between plot, character, and acting and are ...

Pros: Beatles songs, visuals
Cons: Too long in the tooth

I'm a fan of the Beatles. I always have been and always will be. Not only are they one of the most influential acts on the history of rock n roll but they're just damn good. When it comes to their songs, you think of Help!, Let It Be, A Hard Day's Night, ...