In Love & Mercy, a film released this summer profiling the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, we see one of America’s most brilliant and tormented musical figures brought to life through performances by John Cusack and Paul Dano. As the actors capture the essence of Wilson’s genius, we catch glimpses of what made iconic albums like Pet Sounds so transcendant. But we also see what makes Wilson’s story so tragic, illustrated through emotional scenes showing what it is like to live inside the vulnerable, chaotic mind of someone suffering from mental illness.
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Evan Klonsky 