Review of Love & Mercy (2015) by Bruce A — 22 Jun 2015
This is a movie movie, which doesn't necessarily recommend it for a mainstream audience. It's for Beach Boys fan(atic)s, musicologists, and movie nerds who like unconventional efforts for the sake of unorthodoxy (which helps explain the cult adoration of Tarantino and Pulp Fiction).
The parts (Dano, Cusack, Giamatti's scenery-chewing, clinical insights into Brian's muse and his music-making process) are greater than their sum. Having said that, it's one of the very few films of recent note I could stand to see again.
Go figure.
This review of Love & Mercy (2015) was written by Bruce A on 22 Jun 2015.
Love & Mercy has generally received very positive reviews.
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