Rotten
...the long and winding road that is Julie Taymor's opulent, eye-filling, and disappointingly uninvolving musical extravaganza...
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Across the Universe
All you need is love.
2007 · 2h 13m · PG-13
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Julie Taymor
Overview
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
53%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Across the Universe isn't beholden to any stage incarnation. It owes its vision to the vibrant imagination of its director, who created a musical that reminds us how cultural-political events can change our tune.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
[A] visionary attempt to wed a story of young love and 1960s war protest to the Lennon-McCartney catalog.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
...Julie Taymor's rhapsodic mash note to John, Paul, George and Ringo falls just short of breathtaking.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Across the Universe is a classic example of ambition exceeding execution.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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