Random Movie Review

Here's something random... A movie review!
I had the pleasure of being in an urban area, and getting a peek at the new Julie Taymor, Beatles musical epic, "Across the Universe". First off, if you're not a fan of the Beatles, you should skip this movie. It was never made for you. If you do enjoy the fab 4 though, spend your however-much-it-costs-these-days, and go see this film. In an summer movie season where epic action movies and blockbusters rule the box office, it's great to finally see a movie that is just a big cinematic production and the closest thing to a Broadway show as you're going to find on the screen. And sure the character development is forced in a way that's made to accompany the song choices in the film, and there's really no solid storyline, but there doesn't need to be. I think that Hollywood needs to have more directors and producers take chances like this, and make these mini-vignettes of culture, as opposed to just putting out rehashed stories and sequels. I applaud Taymor, and really enjoyed the film. It's a creative tour of a chaotic time in our country, and it's one of the better, more imaginitive films I've seen all year. -kk