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As unconventional and unwieldy as the life and legacy it honors, Love & Mercy should prove moving for Brian Wilson fans while still satisfying neophytes.
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It's bittersweet and melancholic, always captivating, holding the irrefutable truth of a pop lyric. Jul 10, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
It's bittersweet and melancholic, always captivating, holding the irrefutable truth of a pop lyric.
Cormac O'Brien
Pohlad's movie lacks the kind of multi-layered texture it purports to celebrate. That said, it's still full of mind-altering potential. Jul 10, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Pohlad's movie lacks the kind of multi-layered texture it purports to celebrate. That said, it's still full of mind-altering potential.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Love & Mercy, Bill Pohlad's ingenious biopic of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, approaches its subject from a very unusual direction... ear-first. Jul 9, 2015 | Full Review…
Love & Mercy, Bill Pohlad's ingenious biopic of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, approaches its subject from a very unusual direction... ear-first.
Geoffrey Macnab
The execution is ambitious and intriguing enough to make this particular biopic feel fresh, new even. Jul 9, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The execution is ambitious and intriguing enough to make this particular biopic feel fresh, new even.
Wendy Ide
Just when you feel "No, I can't take it" about another truth-based rock drama addressing the tears and horrors of fame - another Ray or Walk the Line (oh those poor singing millionaires) - along comes the best in memory. Jul 9, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Just when you feel "No, I can't take it" about another truth-based rock drama addressing the tears and horrors of fame - another Ray or Walk the Line (oh those poor singing millionaires) - along comes the best in memory.
Nigel Andrews
Pohlad's film is good at probing the line between radical creativity and mental disarray; arguably less good at getting Wilson back on the safe side of it. But it leaves you in no doubt that the man's a genius. Jul 9, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Pohlad's film is good at probing the line between radical creativity and mental disarray; arguably less good at getting Wilson back on the safe side of it. But it leaves you in no doubt that the man's a genius.
Tim Robey
With a substantive story, a passionate cast and crew, and an experimental eye and ear, Pohlad has crafted one of the best movies of the year. Jan 9, 2020 | Full Review…
With a substantive story, a passionate cast and crew, and an experimental eye and ear, Pohlad has crafted one of the best movies of the year.
Chris McCoy
While this feature-film biopic brings higher aspirations to the table, it doesn't always rise to the occasion demanded by its fascinating subject. Oct 10, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
While this feature-film biopic brings higher aspirations to the table, it doesn't always rise to the occasion demanded by its fascinating subject.
Leigh Paatsch
Unfortunately creative producer and financier Bill Pohlad's revisit to the directorial role becomes a bit of a long and hard slog, regrettably warped by excess. May 16, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Unfortunately creative producer and financier Bill Pohlad's revisit to the directorial role becomes a bit of a long and hard slog, regrettably warped by excess.
Danielle Davenport
It could have played it safe but it tries things and when it works I loved it. Apr 26, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
It could have played it safe but it tries things and when it works I loved it.
Rachel Wagner
Love & Mercy glides forward gracefully, flitting from side to side between the two time periods like a well handled hockey puck. Its shape doesn't resemble any biopic I've ever seen, and that's its strongest quality. Mar 13, 2019 | Rating: 8.5/10 | Full Review…
Love & Mercy glides forward gracefully, flitting from side to side between the two time periods like a well handled hockey puck. Its shape doesn't resemble any biopic I've ever seen, and that's its strongest quality.
Bernard Boo
Director Bill Pohlad intricately weaves together the two Brians into a seamless tale. Feb 4, 2019 | Full Review…
Director Bill Pohlad intricately weaves together the two Brians into a seamless tale.
Amanda Greever
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