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Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2008)

I'm exaggerating when I say: This is the most amazing film I've ever seen. "Moulin Rouge" just fades next to "Across the universe". I mean, "Across the universe" has a better soundtrack, more natural and respectful, and how could it be bad with the Beatles' music? All the songs are sung with such a passion by a group of actors that includes almost only fresh faces: and each one has a beautiful voice and stunning artistic skills, especially Jim Sturgess (Jude, so gorgeous) and Dana Fuchs (Sadie, so Joplinesque). Director Julie Taymor crafts tastefully absolutely beautiful scenes that are eye-candy and ear-candy, and never shows dangerous fallings into the cheesy and the kitch. And cinematography, costumes, sets, all top notch. Do you know where the injustice is this time? The movie is splendid, original, almost revolutionary, but the Academy ignores it. That's the sad story of any true masterpiece.