like endless rain into a paper cup

i give you my pro/con list on a new movie:
across the universe
i keep going back and forth about whether it's gonna be great or crap.

pros:
-julie taymor! i've been a fan since the lion king musical (which i was just recently schooling julian about, forget the disney version, forget it!) for which she won several awards. she's a badass, she directs, composes, and does costumes. all extremely well, mind you.
-a movie full of beatles songs sounds like an ok idea. i like the beatles. who doesn't?
-it's sure to be aesthetically stimulating and that's a big pro.
-i think it's gonna make me cry, and i welcome a catharsis.
-this trailer makes it look really crazy and kinda cool:


cons:
-the main characters are called lucy and jude. groan. (i realize those links may seem unnecessary, but i can think of a few people that need them)
-it's a musical, which easily treads into cheesy territory. very easily.
-it looks a little heavy-handed and earnest. not necessarily bad things, but i have little patience for them.
-bono makes an appearance. fuck that guy.
-beatles covers tend to make me feel a little icky. i dunno, maybe because i've been listening to these songs since infancy. the only one i like is the fiona apple version of, coincidentally, across the universe.
-this trailer makes it look kinda lame:


anyway, it's out this weekend at the angelika, and i feel compelled to see it even though the con list is slightly longer. i'll give it a go.