Love & Mercy (2014 Bill Pohlad)

I'm not quite sure I believe John Cusack to be the older version of Paul Dano - both playing Brian Wilson - but film could have been heavy, and isn't. Giamatti is great as evil controlling doctor, Elizabeth Banks is the car dealer who saves Wilson.

I swear there's a nod to Godard (Sympathy for the Devil) in a recording studio scene; recreations of famous song recordings interesting. Some interesting use of sound.

Written by Oren Moverman and Michael Lerner, photographed by Robert Yeoman.

I was amused to read on IMDB that one of Paul Dano's early supporting roles was in...