Too Good to Be True

Rating: Null/10 (14 September 2007)

Across the Universe seemed like a dream come true at first; a movie all about the Beatles, encompassing the drugs, the life, the revolution. But, the dream was too good to be true. This movie tried its best, but I don't think any of us could come out saying the movie did the Beatles justice.
The movie by itself is definitely an interesting piece and should not be thrown aside with the other failed attempts (See "Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"). The characters (most of them) were pretty well developed, although some of them just seemed like they were there to throw in some references to the songs. The singing was pretty good, although some of the songs were just a bit... they really were there once again for the sake of having Beatles tunes in the movie.
I think "Across the Universe" had two choices: be a Beatles movie just for the sake of Beatles in the movies, or be a real, quality motion picture. It tried too hard to be a bit of both, and although I hate to say it, that's just too good to be true.