Review of Love & Mercy (2015) by Autumn H — 15 Jan 2016

Interesting story of music and mental illness.

This review of Love & Mercy (2015) was written by Autumn H on 15 Jan 2016.

Love & Mercy has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Oliver E (195) on 09 Sep 2016

Ties with Walk the Line as the best music biopic I've ever seen…

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By Gary P (251) on 25 Jul 2017

Good work all round but difficult to care for such a self indulgent music master…

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By Gavin P (778) on 16 Jul 2016

Love and Mercy is a fantastic, different biopic centering behind one of the most brilliant musicians ever in pop music, Brian Wilson…

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By Mae Abdulbaki (411) for Punch Drunk Critics (518) on 13 Aug 2018

Stripped of theatrics and feels very raw, creating a biopic that is genuine and will ring true to any viewer…

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

It's what else that was going on inside Wilson's head that is explored in this cleverly constructed, brilliantly performed and just-so-interesting…

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By Riley R (34) on 27 Jul 2017

Expecting a lukewarm, forgettable biopic which served mainly to broaden my knowledge of the Beach Boys/Brian Wilson legacy, I was more than…

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By Margarita S (286) on 11 Mar 2018

A nicely woven biopic that alternates between a younger (Dano) and older (Cusack) Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. While the mental illness…

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By Jacob Oller (247) for Vague Visages (31) on 26 Aug 2018

The film's discrepancies ... make for a disorienting journey that may be better spent listening to Pet Sounds one more time…

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By Bruno V (991) on 21 Oct 2016

After listening to Pet Sounds this morning, thought I'd give this a whirl. Great watch…

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By Debbie Baldwin (220) for Ladue News (220) on 13 Nov 2018

My only beef would be the casting of Elizabeth Banks, who lacks a certain depth the role requires…

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