Absurdly naive and badly made

Rating: 4/10 (31 January 2020)

Am quite an admirer of the Beatles music
I spent a good part of growing up listening and learning from their music
The Beatles music would probably touche any body, and normally it is subject to numerous covers
Now this movie for me was a great structure that would make me enjoy a favorite group, a genre I love (musicals), and moreover it portrays the protests on the Vietnam war and the youth struggles in the 1960s.
Ended up as more than 2 boring hours comprising of a childish narrative and visuals that presented nothing new.
I immediately thought of what I was rerunning few days ago "My Fair Lady", a 1964 production, of the 1979 movie "Hair", of the 1991 "The Doors" the 1st is a theatrical piece played on screen, and the 2 later ones pretty much share the same interests of youthful struggles, Vietnam and protests against the establishment. Also came to my mind the 2008 Abba inspired Mamma Mia. Whereas these movies provided joyful and thoughtful experiences, Across the universe is a painful 2 hours where I struggled to enjoy the great tunes of The Beatles sometimes performed well and many others inadequately performed
Sorry to the movie lovers or to Julie Taymor fans. It is just a terrible expperience