I thing John Cusack is great, but not in this movie.

Rating: 5/10 (14 June 2015)

We saw "Love and Mercy" today. Despite, or maybe because of my being a huge Beach Boy fan I was somewhat disappointed with this movie. It bounced around the years so much it was hard to follow (even knowing their history quite well) and John Cusack, who I like as an actor and have enjoyed his work, had no business being in this movie. My wife thinks he was only in it to give it a box office star, but it would have been much better without him. Cusack was not believable and Paul Dano, who played Brian Wilson in his 20s could have easily been made up to play Brian in his older years. It was just too confusing having the almost bald Cusack playing Brian Wilson. I thought the best part of the whole movie was when the real Brian Wilson sang "Love and Mercy" during the closing credits. Oh, Elizabeth Banks was outstanding and is as beautiful as ever.