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Rating: Null/10 (24 October 2011)

There's a lot to like in this film--the story, the music, the actors--the overall concept and execution is well done. It is just too long, however. Twenty minutes could have been cut from the film with no ill effect. As it is, it drags considerably about three-quarters of the way through, and some scenes and songs simply go on too long for their own good.
That said, Across the Universe is a lot of fun. Even die-hard Beatles fans will enjoy the new arrangements of their songs, and if nothing else the movie demonstrates the staying power of the incredible Beatles music and its ability to be applied in new and interesting ways.