At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, Revolution Studios’ Across the Universe is a groundbreaking movie musical, springing from the imagination of renowned writer-director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus, and the Broadway smash hit musical “The Lion King”) and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais (The Commitments), that brings together an original story and 30 revolutionary songs – including “Hey Jude,” “I Am the Walrus,” and “All You Need is Love” – that defined a generation.

A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with “Dr. Robert” (Bono) and “Mr. Kite” (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy – against all odds – to find their own way back to each other.

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Vickie Burke	90
Having lived during the timeframe in which the film was set, I thought it was absolutely FABULOUS!!! Loved the movement, music, acting & clever cinematography. Great, Great, Great! The credits rolled by too quickly however, and I felt I should have known more of the cleverly inserted "old" faces.

Tiffany	90
Wonderful movie! Made me laugh, made me cry, thats the kinda movie i like.

Taylor

60

The beatles are my favorite band, and have been since i was seven years old. the emotions and philosophies that i learned from listening to john and paul sing, i felt, were watered down and somewhat put in a box that these songs should never be put into. it was as if julie taymor strung together her favorite lot of their songs, and stuck them in an uncreative, formula plot. while the visual affects were stimulating and entertaining the characters and story line seemed to be somewhat lacking. i don't know. i just don't think that the beatles should be reduced to show tunes.

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