
Overview
Genre :
Musical, Comedy, RomanceRelease Date :
September 21, 2007 (Wide)MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Julie TaymorStarring :
Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio, Max Carrigan, Jaclynn Tiffany Brown, Salma Hayek
REVIEWS RATE:
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[Rate It]

“..occasionally uplifting but often clunky and ultimately banal romantic drama..”
by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]

“..it's overlong, exhaustingly so, and barely held together by the flimsiest of narratives..”
by Tim Knight [Reel.com]

“..Elements of Across the Universe are shockingly awful and the film lasts at least 30 minutes past the bearable stage..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Review rate : B+
“..All told, the movie works: Taymor ("Titus," "Frida") brings her bold concept to life with just the right mix of audacity and respect..”
“..All told, the movie works: Taymor ("Titus," "Frida") brings her bold concept to life with just the right mix of audacity and respect..”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

“..a bizarre counterculture jukebox musical..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Edward Havens [FilmJerk.com]
Reviewed by Edward Havens [FilmJerk.com]
Reviewed by Peter Hartlaub [San Francisco Chronicle]
Reviewed by Stephen Holden [NY Times]









