Decent, but better editing and story development...

Rating: 5/10 (13 January 2008)

Yes, I went in with an open mind, and some of the movie I though was shot brilliantly, but other times I felt that the musical numbers were a waste of time like "For the benefit of Mr. Kite." With better development about the main characters and cutting many of the unneeded numbers this could of been a halfway decent movie. Nice try, but still as sappy as the old Sgt. Peppers with Peter Frampton. I will admit, some of the numbers in their musical arrangement was great, but overall, I feel the movie could be edited to 1/2 of its length now, maybe 1/4 if they developed the characters better. I mean who the heck is Prudence and what does she really have to do with the story? I love the Beatles, but at times this move tried to be Grease High School Musical, and Woodstock all at the same time. Good idea, decent cast, decent music except for the Mr. Kite & Dr. Roberts numbers. and kudos for getting Joe Cocker, Bono, and Selma in the movie, but actually, their scenes should have been cut too.