Across the Universe

Rating: 6.3/10
Genre: Musical
Overall value for money and time: 6.2/10

A love story between a poor British boy and an upper class American girl is portrayed using songs from the renowned band, the Beatles. How they met, getting together, then separated bla bla bla... typical typical typical. I thought the legendary music of the Beatles could have made this movie one of the better musicals, however, it was disappointing. There were simply an overdose of inappropriate improvisation on the tempo of the original songs, so much so that it turned me off. This movie made the classics songs sound pirated. Also, the plots were all over the place. It confused me more than a 1000 piece jigsaw. The only good thing about the movie... sadly, was the fresh faces, especially that of the lead actress. Nowhere near the ranks of "Moulin Rouge!" and "Phantom of the Opera". Just like "Hairspray", would leave you shaking your head after the movie and have you regret wasting your time on it. The only reason it reached the "6" rating is because I'm quite a huge fan for the music of the Beatles.