The Long and Boring Road

Rating: 3/10 (21 September 2007)

I thought his movie would never end. It took forever to develop any plot whatsoever, and when it looked as though the film was over, it kept going and going. If you aren't a Beatles fan, or even a casual listenerof their music, you'll miss the contrived dialog to suit the film's needs.
This film was very disjointed. It's almost as if Eddie Izzard (whom I love) went to the producers and demanded to be in the movie, so they created a scene with him as Mr. Kite...no relevance to the film at all, like wise Bono's appearance. It seemed that way with many of the songs, simply throwing them in there for the sake of throwing them in there.
Some of the songs were well done, I'll grant the film that..."Hold me Tight" (an understated gem by the Beatles) and "Let it Be" come to mind, although I think copying the Beatles rooftop concert from "Let it Be" was lame.
Some people went in to this thinking "Sgt. Pepper". I came out thinking "Tommy".