A working gimmick

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2008)

Set in the sixties this film tells the story of a guy called Jude, living in Liverpool and working like many men of that time at the docks, and having little money to spend. Sick of the job and the little prospects it shows he decides to go the USA and test his luck there.
Some films get released and work because of a gimmick. This is one of those films. The gimmick in this case being the fact that the most of the dialog is converted into people singing songs previously done by The Beatles. For this to work out most of the film is build around the opportunity to sing a song - but it is done so well that its storyline is actually good enough to make the combination work out.
The film is attractive visually as well - some of the color schemes are pretty wild but they match the setting. Most characters are played out well enough and all of them fit the theme of the film. Hence, all added together, there's the makings of a great artistic film with a high entertainment value.
8 out of 10 songs covered