Part gritty drama, part 1960s musical, and part psychedelic puppet show; Across the Universe could have fallen flat. Instead, this hybrid creation from director Julie Taymor is a qualified triumph. We follow Jude (Jim Sturgess) from his dockyard job in early 1960s Liverpool to counter-culture NYC, where he falls in love with Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), a rich girl turned Vietnam War protestor. The characters communicate in part via a host of Beatles songs, which could have been cheesy – and occasionally is – but good casting and the wonderful strangeness of Taymor’s vision means that this movie is great fun.
Across The Universe
Released
September 28
September 28
Directed By
Julie Taymor
Starring Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Joe Anderson
Julie Taymor
Starring Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Joe Anderson
