An informative and provocative biography type picture of music legend Brian Wilson and his struggles with life, love, and work.

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2016)

Finally got around to watching "Love and Mercy" and I must say that it was well done a biography picture that tells a lot about a legend. I know "the Beach Boys" were before my time yet I grew to like their music as it played while I was growing up. This film tells the story of singer and songwriter Brian Wilson so well showing his good and bad parts of life so well. You will find out why he almost left from the music stage and life itself. The picture is told from two different points of view and thru flashback form as Paul Dano plays the young coming of age Wilson mostly thru the 1960's and we get to see a grown up and still depressed Wilson in the 1980's as an adult played by John Cusack.
Thru out the film it is moved along just fine by the music of "The Beach Boys", still this picture is a showcase of a man who has lost control almost with his battle against bi polar disorder and hearing voices as along with mood swings it all almost destroys Wilson. Plus the business battles with the band and agents is highlighted and Brian's fight with his therapist is a battle as this is all just backdrop stuff before Brian returns to his life of music. All of this is made better and good when Brian finds peace by falling in love with Melinda(the beautiful Elizabeth Banks).
This film shows how one can grow thru struggle and dealing with tough times like that of facing a mental disorder and the battle of business involving people and money always brushes the surface yet in the end thru faith, strength, determination and finding most of all love with a beautiful woman in the end happiness is reached.