Metacritic Movie Ratings
Across the Universe Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Here is a bold, beautiful, visually enchanting musical where we walk INTO the theater humming the songs.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  Somewhere around its midpoint, Across the Universe captured my heart, and I realized that falling in love with a movie is like falling in love with another person. Imperfections, however glaring, become endearing quirks once you've tumbled.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  All you need is love -- for the Beatles, for psychedelic visuals, for ideas about being young in the '60s -- to fully enjoy Across the Universe.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  While style trumps substance, something in the way this '60s tribute moves attracts us.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Julie Taymor's visual gifts are very much in evidence in Across the Universe, an ambitious, only partly successful attempt to reinvigorate the musical genre.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Goofy, pompous, annoyingly boomer-myopic Fab Four musical.

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