Reviews of Across the Universe 2007
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I'm not a huge fan of musicals, but this is easily my favorite.
I tried picking out my favorite song/sequence, but I couldn't, they're all great and do their part to tell this fantastic story. I will say that I would never have thought that the songs Helter Skelter and Across the Universe could be played with and against each other like they were in the film. It seems like every song was written for these scenes. They flowed the… -
This mess of a musical is an awfully constructed homage to one of the greatest bands of all time. Similarly to the critically acclaimed ABBA musical, Mamma Mia, Across the Universe features the actor's and actresses covers of the classic Beatles' tracks. While most of them are barely bearable, some of the renditions absolutely destroy the emotion and beauty of the original.
One of the film's main fault is that it is incapable of keeping up with the amount of…
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Oh dear, I was SO looking forward to this one. I love The Beatles, I love musicals and I have a huge girl boner for Jim Sturgess.
This was a MESSY film. It was just everywhere. As visually exciting as some of the scenes were, none of them had a linking thread. Each scene was also very hit and miss, some sequences were fantastic (the neon bowling dance sequence was wonderful) and some were dreary and misplaced (why depict the…
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Not quite what I was hoping. I think the casting may be some of the problem. Taymor definitely has vision, but it kind of free flows here. Still, the music (and choreography) is done extremely well. The story is the other problem, it kind of keeps going; the film seems way too long, gratuitous with some scenes. While enjoyable, if it had been harnessed, this could've been fantastic.
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I hesitated clicking the "I've seen this film before". Because technically I went to see this film opening weekend in 2007. I was so exited to see it, I love the Beatles and love musicals. I downloaded the soundtrack and was listening to it all the time for weeks before. But I wasn't all that present during the showing having eaten some yummy chocolaty "brownies" for the first time!
The only thing I remembered was the opening number, Bono in…
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If the purpose of this movie was collect every cliché and myth of 1960′s and illustrate them using every hackneyed music video technique of the 1990′s, then Across the Universe can be only described as a stunning achievement. If however the aim was to capture any fragment of what makes the Beatles’ music so great, or to accurately portray any genuine human beings whatsoever, then this movie is nothing less than putrescent offal. I suppose that as long as listening…
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Love this film and have watched it at least 4 times since its release. Graphically and cinematographically it is sheer genius! But most of all I love the way the original Beatle songs and references (names, lyrics, styles) have been incorporated into a story that is so real and convincing. The singing is nothing to shout about at all but Diane Fuchs does a great job. A great modern musical!
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I'm not an especial Beatles fan (much prefer the music of the Rolling Stones) but really enjoyed Across the Universe. I was slightly disappointed by the un-Englishness of the film, but the music is used very effectively to tell its story, so I will excuse them that!
Thorkell - although both are musicals it is a completely different film to Rock of Ages. Comparing the two is almost like comparing The Sound of Music and This is Spinal Tap :-) -
