Review of Love & Mercy (2015) by David M — 09 Jun 2015

This is a great movie. Brian definitely was a musical genius. The movie explores his life with his father as well as the Beach Boys. I highly recommend this movie for young and old. Brian and the Beach Boys will touch your heart.

This review of Love & Mercy (2015) was written by David M on 09 Jun 2015.

Love & Mercy has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Bradley W (993) on 26 Apr 2017

I was much more invested in the past timeline parts of the film, and that's probably because that's where the music creation scenes were…

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By F B (850) on 31 Jan 2017

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 30 Oct 2017

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By Daniel D (1,629) on 09 Mar 2017

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