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I think I may have liked Across the Universe more tham most, as I thought more than a couple of numbers that stood out. As a whole, the character development was kind of shoddy, but I found myself relying on the music to stir my emotions (which, when it's a musical, I don't mind a bit), and so by the end I was kind of a happy, blubbering mess. Of course, some of that is probably PMS. Heh.
What the film accomplished for me, and which I wasn't expecting, was a stirred up and renewed appreciation for the Beatles. Not since Roxeanne's makeover in M.R. has the use of popular music been reimagined so well on film. I found myself paying a great deal more attention to the lyrics, and I really *liked* the versions of these songs very, very much. I found them all effective and moving in their own way.
Definitely there were problems, but by the time "All You Need is Love" started playing, I found myself believing it. I only wish I saw it on the big screen, because the visuals were most impressive and I probably would have gotten more out of it had they filled my range of vision. Surround sound would have been nice, too.
If anyone ever asks me to recommend a flawed movie worth watching, this would be on the list.
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