![]() It could have been a contender as it stands, it's a memorable, wonderful confection with too much unrealized potential. She exuded confidence in a long-sleeved Mugler dress whose middle section was cut out to. By the time the credits roll, it feels less powerful than when it began, and that's a shame. Laverne Cox donned a sexy black ensemble at the opening of Broadway’s ‘The Kite Runner’ in July 2022. Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, and Joe Anderson lead the cast and give excellent performances, and there are fun cameos from Eddie Izzard, Salma Hayek, and. It's painted in strokes that, albeit stunning, are too broad. Plus, some of the numbers are so stylized that they're best left to the Broadway stage.Īn insubstantial script also hobbles the film despite the grave subject matters it addresses - war, art, love - and the fact that characters dabble in sex and drugs, Across the Universe remains lightweight. Joan Lennox, Paula McGuire, Gina Harris, and Rhiannon Steel went from being working class girls from Liverpool to some of the most successful stars of the 60s. ![]() But when the film segues into nonsensical bits - Eddie Izzard's "Being for the Benefit of Mr. From that perspective, Across the Universe succeeds. ![]() While Taymor's fantastical concepts are admirable, musicals - even fevered ones like Moulin Rouge - tend to work better when the singing is organic and the setting naturalistic (as naturalistic as a musical can be, anyway), with characters launching into the perfect song to evoke emotions they need to express. Across the Universe is an audacious feat for which director Julie Taymor deserves much praise, but the movie falls short.
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