Across the Universe

Tonight, we ate Indian at a nice local restaurant, Azitra, where a sitar player was providing background music. We then went to see Julie Taymor's film, Across the Universe.

I liked it a great deal. I liked its heart, its brash, bold approach, and, of course, the Beatles' music. Evan Rachel Wood was, from my perspective, good enough but no more, but the other leads were all wonderful I recommend the film.

I didn't find it flawless. Far from it. At least in my opinion, it quite often tried too hard, pounded its messages too long, and screamed too loudly "look at how clever I am!"

In the end, though, none of that matters. It has heart, and its heart carries the day.

Go see it.