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Across the Universe (2007)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B- Source Brief Review Grade* Boston Globe Ty Burr "...hobbled by its vaguely insulting comic-book version of the '60s and by a humorlessness that can only come from talented people convinced they're creating work for the ages." more... C- Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "...a bold, beautiful, visually enchanting musical..." more... A   Chicago Tribune Jessica Reaves "...an intensely visual experience..." more... B   E! Online N.V. Cooper "... tries to straddle the concepts of cultural commentary and frivolous fun, but the film wobbles and eventually flops." more... B- Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman "...goofy, pompous..." more... C- Hollywood Reporter Stephen Farber "Julie Taymor reinterprets the Beatles, with mixed results." more... B- Los Angeles Times Jessica Reaves "The vivid, vivacious film basks in putting references here, there and everywhere." more... B   New York Post Kyle Smith "...an interesting failure..." more... C+ New York Times Stephen Holden "Somewhere around its midpoint, Across the Universe captured my heart..." more... B+ ReelViews James Berardinelli "...this one fails spectacularly." more... C   Rolling Stone Peter Travers "To call it trippy would be an understatement. Your head might explode." more... B- San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub "...the movie succeeds on sheer catchiness..." more... B   Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold "...a sprawling, hugely ambitious musical epic..." more... B+ * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)