Best musical since Chicago

Rating: 9/10 (8 March 2013)

This is my first ever review on IMDb but I had to share my sheer exhilaration after watching Across the Universe! I wasn't sure what to expect of this film but absolutely loved it! The way the music was structured into the scenes was seamless and made it feel as if the Beatles wrote their music to go with a musical like this. The meaningful true to life story around the Vietnam war and the protests in the US set in the amazing era of the 60s blew me away. And there were so many phenomenal voices from known and unknown actors. I especially loved the last scene and thought it was the perfect ending to such an epic film. The fact that Paul McCartney and Ringo Star enjoyed the film so much is credit to how well this musical has been put together. I have just spent the last hour, since I finished watching it, researching the film further and finding so many hidden lyrics from Beatles music just adds to the personality of the film. Across the Universe is the best musical since Chicago in my opinion and well worth a watch, even just to sing along!