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Across the Universe (2007)
description written by member Zara:
The love story about a British boy and an American girl is set against the backdrop of the social upheaval of the 1960s. Although not about the Beatles, the musical will use their songs to drive the narrative, with the actors singing and dancing to the classic tunes.
| Release Date: | September 14th, 2007 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
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Across the Universe Movie Review by Jeff  (6/19/2008) |
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Given the fact that The Beatles are my favorite band I had very high expectations for this movie musical extravaganza that featured Beatles music as its soundtrack. I also knew ahead of time the director of the film, Julie Taymor, was known for her creativity and nuance that she proved while directing Broadway's The Lion...
(complete Across the Universe review by Jeff)
| Across the Universe Movie Review by Zara (4/3/2008) |
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I had been looking forward to watching this movie based on the trailers for it that were released fairly early on in 2007. The distribution company then dragged its feet on getting the movie released and it wasn't put into theaters until very late in the year, perhaps hoping to catch onto the Oscar train because of it...
(complete Across the Universe review by Zara)
| Across the Universe Movie Review by Mike (4/28/2009) |
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Movie musicals suck. I hate romance epics. And formula movies just make me sneer disapprovingly.
But, dammit, add Beatles music, and for me, you could have two hours of bears crapping in the woods and I'd go to see it. Now add a story that even though it follows the formula of every romantic epic ever made, it still...
(complete Across the Universe review by Mike)
| Across the Universe Movie Review by Movie Addict (9/21/2008) |
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Love. Love. Love. Love is all you need. This was one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever seen. It celebrated love of all types - unrequited love, sibling love, love lost and re-found, gay love, interracial love, parental love, and a love of the music of the Beatles.
All this was played out amidst the upheaval...
(complete Across the Universe review by Movie Addict)
| Across the Universe Movie Review by Christie (6/8/2008) |
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I was a bit hesitant about watching this movie simply because it was over 2 hrs long but changed my tune within the first ten minutes. The camera angles and artistic-ness of the whole film won me over. I think my favorite was the military physical-stunning and innovative. The music was great, I'm a fan of the Beatles but I...
(complete Across the Universe review by Christie)
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