fun movie

Rating: Null/10 (15 August 2004)

Directed by Richard Lester and written by Alun Owen, this is the least pretentious of the Beatles' movies, more or less mirroring their own story and featuring many of their most popular songs  along with the title track (even if it does bring back memories of the crazy send-up by Peter Sellers), there is I Should Have Known Better', All My Loving', Can't Buy Me Love', and She Loves You'.
Alongside the mop-tops playing themselves, this energetic movie also features Wilfred Brambell (Albert Steptoe) as Paul's grandad, as well as John Junkin, Victor Spinetti, Deryck Guyler, and  eek  Lionel Blair. The boys themselves can't really act but can at least play themselves  getting fan mail, giving performances, dealing with kooky fans, a typical day in the life'.
A Hard Day's Night' is fun and perhaps the most accessible of their films to non-Beatles fans. I still can't say I rate Paul McCartney though  all eyebrows and enormous ego  the others come out of this movie better.