I loved this film

Rating: 10/10 (18 October 2007)

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but I loved this flick. Julie Taymor is a genius, and the visuals alone were spectacular and imaginative. The songs were (for the most part) used brilliantly. "Let It Be", "Strawberry Fields Forever", and "Happiness is a Warm Gun" were absolutely riveting (I was blown away by "Happiness"--she actually fit in that bizarre song so it all made sense in the plot.) Sure some of the songs were repurposed ("If I Fell" sung by a girl), but they worked. Some of the symbolism was too obvious ("Dear Prudence"), but it still worked for me. The performances were also generally first rate, especially the three leads. I rate this a must-see.