A cinematic feast!

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2007)

At the urging of a friend we went to see this movie today. Now, I am an old guy that grew up when the Beatles were at their peak. So...being familiar with the music was a plus in this movie. However....from the very start the beauty of the cinematography just jumped out on the screen to us. It wasn't setting me on fire to begin with but then, something happened and I was just sucked right into the big screen. At the heart, this is just a very good love story. All of the characters are likable. It is interesting reading the comments of those in the younger age group not "getting" this movie and I do understand that. However...me thinks that it was made for those of us that still yearn for those years that were both innocent yet turbulent with the riots for equal rights and the protests of the Viet Nam war. I got teary eyed more than once in this masterpiece of movie making. It is sad that it is not a box office hit and even sadder that the trailers for it on the TV are so bad. All you need to do is see this movie and the rest will be history. It is also nice to see a movie that is not jammed with today's "stars." A lot of these actors are not mainstream but man oh man are they a talented lot. It is a magical mystery tour of movie making. Sit back and enjoy the ride America. SEE THIS MOVIE!