Thursday, July 05, 2012
EXPANSIVE
Today's movie wasn't gay.
I took a straight break. I can't speak for the actors privately but the story is straight on.
Julie Taymor's great production based on Beatle songs. Jim Sturgess and other lesser stars do a great job here with a story involving Viet Nam and the "happy" sixties. Everyone does their own singing and somehow Sturgess seems to have a bit of Lennon and a sprinkling of McCartney in his pure Sturgess delivery.
It is a wonderful film, part of the family collection so that it can be pulled out as a sub for two films that didn't get here on time. The holiday and all.
It is very good. A NYT Critics' Pick.
Sturgess is a bona fide star and beginning to get roles accordingly.
Did I say that I love this movie? A fucking 5 out of Netflix5. It has a great bonus disc which I still haven't seen completely.
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