rock bio can't get much better...

Rating: 9/10 (12 July 2015)

most rock biopics are ...pretty lame, wouldn't you say? terrible timeline, no analysis of the music > although I gotta say, other than the flashbacks, I had no idea what year or years we were in...and Cusack's "older" appearance did not help, all due respect to a fabulous actor.
another small "downer" 4 me: once again, we get a gender-adjusted screenplay, where the smart and sexy, 35-ish, woman scorned, "nurses", lifts, or restores the manchild , here genius Brian Wilson.
wonderful performance by the actor who played the semi-quack Doctor-Mentor...funny that I left the theatre not *hating* him. where were the Brothers? why did they apparently leave it all to him? with all their experience in sex, drugs, and rock and roll, why trust ANYONE who is allowed to "medicate" someone? I was reminded of Dr. Nick, Presley's doctor. anyone watch HIS *ss? the Wilson Doctor said he did manage to get a 300 pound mess of a man out of bed and down to a healthy weight. that was far from enough, of course. but it was something. And Wilson was a "druggie" long before this dude showed up. no excuses for his immoral over-reach ...not gonna play spoiler here but watch for the near-ending when his "evolved" relationship w Brian, became a purely financial one.
see this movie.