Love & Mercy 2014

Plot: Brian Wilson is the creative soul of the Beach Boys but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In the 1980s with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows she observes Brian's crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore.

Outline: In the 1960s Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s he is a broken confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.







Title: Love & Mercy 2014
Release: 6/19/2015
Rating: 7.6
Runtime: 121 min
Genre: Biography , Drama , Music
Actors: John Cusack Paul Dano Elizabeth Banks