New York Times
"ACROSS THE UNIVERSE feels emotionally true both to the Beatles...and to the decade it remembers..." 09/14/2007 p.E12Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's wonderful. A testament to both the enduring emotional power of the Fab Four's music...and Taymor's unbridled artistic brio..." 10/01/2007 p.56 Sight and Sound
"There are some neat hallucinogenic effects here....The infectious energy of the music lends the film a gleeful dynamism..." 11/01/2007 p.48 Los Angeles Times
"[A] vivid, vivacious film....Music -- the Beatles' music -- lies at the heart of this film; the iconic songs, sung by the film's energetic, talented cast, propel the characters through the upheavals of the U.S. in the late 1960s." 09/14/2007 Film Comment
"The starry-eyed youths that inhabit her film -- and boldly offer fresh interpretations of songs that remain sacred to millions -- carry just the right balance of whimsy and respect..." 01/01/2008 p.76 Entertainment Weekly
"As a delivery system for injecting a new generation with Beatles music, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is efficient as well as playful and ferocious." -- Grade: B 02/01/2008 p.59 Mojo
"[W]hat unfolds as the movie blossoms, then darkens and finally finds peace and love, is a stylised musical drama set in and about a conflated American High '60s..." 04/01/2008 131 Ultimate DVD
3 stars out of 5 -- "Sturgess is an impressive new talent, and his raw vocals resemble a young John Lennon....This is an interesting visual and aural experience..." 05/01/2008 p.80 | 
