The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Elizabeth Banks, John Cusack, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Jake Abel, Kenny Wormald, Dee Wallace |
Director |
Bill Pohlad |
Screenplay | Oren MOveman, Michael A. Lerner, based on the life of Brian Wilson |
Music | Atticus Ross |
Cinematography | Robert D. Yoeman |
Editing | Dino Jonsäter |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2014 |
Produced by | River Road Entertainment, Battle Mountain Films |
Official Site | IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Biopic |
Language | Moderate impact, fairly frequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Low to mild impact, infrequent |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | Low impact, infrequent |
Drug abuse | None (sic - see commonsensemedia below - Ed.) |
Comments | |
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Suggested age limit 14 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Die Burger Rozanne Els Brian Wilson meesterlike verbeeld. | 15 | |
Cape Times John DeFore Behind the Beach Boys. | 15 | |
ScreenIt T. Durgin A mostly absorbing biopic, with top-notch tech credits. | 14 | |
Metacritic.com 40 critics | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 156 critics | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer As unconventional and unwieldy as the life and legacy it honors, Love & Mercy should prove moving for Brian Wilson fans while still satisfying neophytes. | 18 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 17 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Beach Boy biopic is outstanding but has lots of drug use. | 20 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 50 users | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes users 13531 users | 16 | |
Internet 4805 Netizens | 16 | |
Average .. 82% | 16 |