Across the Universe

This is a musical (all Beatles music done as cover) about the 60s, and judging by the songs used, the early 70s. The timeline is a little weird, so if you actually were of record purchasing age during that time period, the use of the songs during specific events where the songs weren't out yet can be disconcerting. I want to dislike Evan Rachel Wood. Mostly because she sleeps with Marilyn Manson, and really, what could say more about her than THAT? But except for her incredibly nasal singing, she is a good actress and she seldom gives in to the simpering crap you get from Scarlett J. There are some stellar cameos- the best for me was the one by Joe Cocker, who looks very worn and very ancient. Which says something about the lifestyle of the 60s. I have to mention Dana Fuchs here- she does the character who is a Joplin rip-off. She really pulls it off. It's hard to describe how this film is done because there is so much imagery (some beautiful and some ridiculous- everything from strawberry bombs to Greek chorus masks). Was it an homage to Fellini as well? What I took away from it is that the writer must have taken some of the famous people of the time, like Joplin and Hendrix, and mixed them with the drug use and anti-war demonstrations, then got a bunch of Beatles songs and made a movie? Is that correct? At any rate, it IS a film. Not a documentary. It has a beginning, middle and an end. I bought the sound track because I like good covers. It's good enough but not really like being there. Which, by the way, was no picnic.