Review of Across the Universe (2007) by Richardm — 05 Oct 2007
Back Broadway's brighter days, a musical that never took flight was known as a "turkey." Throw in some stuffing and some gravy and "Across the Universe" would feed a family of ten at Thanksgiving.
Pretentious and plodding and, ultimately, just a waste of time, money and talent. Handsome performers with pretty little pop voices are everywhere but there's naught but the thinnest little story on which songs and fragments-of-songs hang.
What's supposed to be "cool" and "stylized" has all been done before (see Milos Forman's "Hair" and Ken Russell's "Tommy").
This review of Across the Universe (2007) was written by Richardm on 05 Oct 2007.
Across the Universe has generally received positive reviews.
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