Across the Universe

Across the Universe (2007)

  • 53% of critics liked it
    (154 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (307,260 ratings)

Set against the anti-war protests, rock & roll revolution, and mind-expanding psychedelia of the 1960s, Julie Taymor's hallucinogenic musical follows the arduous journey of star-crossed lovers Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood) as they and a small group of musicians are swept up in… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Genres
Musical & Performing Arts, Romance
In Theaters
Sep 14, 2007 Wide
Sony

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com

    ...the long and winding road that is Julie Taymor's opulent, eye-filling, and disappointingly uninvolving musical extravaganza...

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    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.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    [A] visionary attempt to wed a story of young love and 1960s war protest to the Lennon-McCartney catalog.

  • Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

    ...Julie Taymor's rhapsodic mash note to John, Paul, George and Ringo falls just short of breathtaking.

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    A baby-boomer masturbatory center

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Zach B


    With me being something of a fan, a lover if you will, of The Beatles, this has been a film I have put off watching for quite some time. The reason was really due to reviews I had heard from other Beatles fans that felt that this film was flat, unoriginal, and butchered songs that… More

  • Sophie B


    Pretty much the only thing I loved about this was the music and a couple of the dance scenes. Evan Rachel Wood and Joe Anderson gave good performances, and it does give off some important messages about world peace and war however I just felt it was a waste of time. The whole way… More

  • Alexander D


    Dreadfully misunderstood romantic musical is half love story, half psychedelic acid trip, all brought to you singularly by the Beatles. Set in the 1960s against anti-war protest, in England, Vietnam, and the United States, it tells of six friends: Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), her lover… More

  • Chris W


    Amazing film. Just the whole concept of crafting a film based around the songs of The Beatles, and having characters named after characters from their songs seems really cool and unique to me. There's shades of autobiographical stuff in here, but it's mostly about capturing… More

  • Idrees K


    Good acting and an interesting concept, but the plot was dreadful, drawn out and I just plain found myself bored.

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