I don't think words can sum up this film enough!

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2008)

Im not the kind of person that weeps at the drop of a hat. Nor am I the type of person that feels complete when watching something that has a happy ending. Just to be clear on that before we begin.
I saw this trailer at a trailer preview session the cinema where I work has every month after a regulation fire drill. It was in late 2006, and as the trailer began I thought "Hmm, looks good". I then got the shock of my life when "Hey Jude" was sung acapella over a series of shots, and tears welled in my eyes. Don't ask me why, it just did. That specific moment in the trailer when Jude realises that Lucy's stuff is gone is the moment I knew this film would top my "All Time Favourite Musical Ever" list, and quite possibly my "All Time Favourite Anything Ever" list.
I then saw it in the cinema, and was smart enough to take tissues in with me, on the assumption that if the trailer could make me teary, the film would have me in full on tearjerker mode. And I was right. It did.
This film is a splendid visionary success, with complex dance routines, perfectly executed vocal and acting skills, and the plot is simple yet brilliant. The dialogue is hilarious one moment ("So learn french. Learn french or DIE!") and almost heartbreaking the next ("Why would you do that Jude?!" - after Jude punches Paco during "Revolution"). A love story that will live on through the immortal songs of The Beatles. There are very specific moments that I adore within this film, one of them during "Come Together", when Jojo is seen walking at a slow pace through business people who cut and change direction in front of him. A genius scene that really managed to show the differences between the two cultures of the 60's.
This film appeals to any person, simply because it has the deep and profound meaning and history of the 60's, the events that happened and the metaphors concealed within that people such as myself enjoy looking for, whilst also containing massive doses of trivia, hints, nods and jibes at the life, work and style of The Beatles that other people may enjoy looking for. And yet it is still a film you can just lose your mind in and relax with on the sofa.
This is the definition of a Quality Film.