Across the Universe

I was wrong.

I was initially excited about this after a mind-bending trailer popped up last year. Others warned me that it would be lame and a bit silly, but I was hopeful. You can't keep down the Beatles, right?

Well, the songs were mostly good, but the actual film was .... what? Pretty much nothing. There is a generic plot about the 60's and the crazy stuff that happened that tries to connect musical segments, but it doesn't go anywhere and leaves huge holes. The idea of naming characters after songs is.... awkward. The dialogue that's not sung is ... incredibly awkward. The trippy musical segments are not nearly as cool as I thought they'd be visually, and don't really add anything to the plot, since there really isn't one. I did like some of the covers various actors and singers did. No, it's not worth watching; I'd just download two excellent covers by the Secret Machines - "Flying" and "Blue Jay Way". Also, I liked "Falling," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "Dear Prudence," just how they sounded. They might be worth your time... the feature is not.

It was a good.... no, it wasn't a good idea, but I think their hearts were in the right place. Just please come up with something more for a story next time.