Across the Universe (2007)
Genre: Music / Romance
Duration: 133 minuten
Country:
United States / United Kingdom
Directed by: Julie Taymor
Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess and Dana Fuchs
IMDb score:
7,3 (117.984)
Releasedate: 14 September 2007
Across the Universe plot
"All you need is love."
The love story about the English boy Jude who comes to the United States and falls in love with the American girl Lucy during the 1960s. All this against the background of the growing problems between the US and Vietnam.
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Actors and actresses
Lucy Carrigan
Jude
Max Carrigan
Sadie
Jo-Jo
Prudence
Daniel
Molly
Cyril
Phil
Reviews & comments
Linn
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- 3289 messages
- 3798 votes
Separate special movie. especially interesting if you are a fan of The Beatles. (I do) The film is full of references to songs from the group. 'She came in through the bathroom window" And the names Jude, Max, Sadie, Prudence, Lucy and Dr Robert too.
It is a pity that the songs were played a bit too poppy and at other moments too slow or too loud. I wasn't very impressed with the uber psychedelic part either. Furthermore, entertaining, beautiful and floral. 4*
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Movsin
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- 8355 messages
- 8455 votes
Protest film that uses songs, mostly by the Beatles, and clips to denounce the Vietnam War. The music is well integrated into the story and some Beatle songs, such as "Strawberrie Fields" and "Nothing's gonna change my world" are inserted very appropriately. Too bad the voices are so inconclusive.
And, as usual, protests don't change anything, not least because they don't bring an alternative solution. Not even by love. That is exactly where this film drowns, which is more trivial than interesting.
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mirjo 2
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- 306 messages
- 4052 votes
Very disappointing.
The movie: it seemed like the songs were leading, that as many songs as possible had to be crammed into the movie and that the story was based on the order of the songs. In other words, not the story was leading with the songs as support, but the story was fantasized with the songs and that led to a weak, boring, slow, uninspired and often illogical film.
Then the music: I'm a big fan of the songs of The Beatles, but found the elaborations in this film far below par; weak, powerless and uninspired. Low point for me was "Revolution" which sounded like it had been recorded on a Monday morning after a night of deep sagging and lacked any grit. Why revolution? Sleep on!
Now I don't like musicals anyway, but this was one that I watched with great difficulty, always hoping for a positive turnaround that never came.
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