Review of Love & Mercy (2015) by Christina P — 06 Jun 2015

Amazing portrayal of the great Brian Wilson! Very insightful into the world of mental illness and recovery. Very moving!

This review of Love & Mercy (2015) was written by Christina P on 06 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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