I'm a cross-dressing homosexual pacifist with a spot on my lung.

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2008)

Love. Love. Love. Love is all you need. This was one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever seen. It celebrated love of all types - unrequited love, sibling love, love lost and re-found, gay love, interracial love, parental love, and a love of the music of the Beatles.
All this was played out amidst the upheaval in the 60s due to an unpopular war. The children of the 60s were not yet consumed with X-boxes and cell phones, and had the freedom to concentrate their energy towards the greater good.
This film has all the elements of a winner. You were consumed with the names of the charters, and when a Beatles song would be woven into the story for these characters. The over 30 songs just fit perfectly with the story.
What more could you ask for in a film than outstanding cinematography and sets, over the top choreography, costuming that was amazing, and acting that was superb. Of note, Evan Rachel Wood as Lucy, Jim Sturgess as Jude, Joe Anderson as Max, T.V. Carpio as Prudence, and Dana Fuchs & Martin Luther as the couple Sadie & Jo Jo. Add Bono, Eddie Izzard, and Salma Hayak and you can't miss.
Without a doubt, one of the best films of last year.