The most wholesome film of the year

Rating: 9/10 (8 July 2019)

I was super-excited about this film from the second I'd seen the trailer in February. From then on, I would just come back and rewatch the trailer at least once per week, if only just because even those three minutes cheered me up so much. This last year has already been a blessing with two other fantastic films about musical legends (Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman), but as someone who was thoroughly obsessed with the Beatles in my high school years (which only ended 15 years ago), this one I was most excited about. The Beatles' songs are the one of the few ones that can get covered and remade and never lose their charm - that's why I predict that even in 200 years time, there will still be a young person with a guitar pluckin' on Let it be or Yesterday near a bonfire.
Even though this film is not a biopic at all, it's a beautiful homage to the Beatles music, and about how bleak the world without it would be. The sweet love story and the hardship of stardom are presented well, and the cast is top notch - Kate McKinnon is always a win though.
Also, my fear was that they were going for a cliche ending of "waking up from a coma and realising it was all a dream", and I was very very pleased that they opted for a much more intelligent end. Perfect summer flick!