Newest LOVE & MERCY Featurette Experience the new LOVE & MERCY featurette! The film, directed by Bill Pohlad, stars John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, and Paul Giamatti. LOVE & MERCY is now playing in theaters. The life of reclusive Beach Boys song-writer and musician Brian Wilson, from his successes with highly influential orchestral pop albums to his nervous break-down and subsequent encounter with controversial therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.