Piffle. Not even the Beatles' music can really save this.

Rating: 3/10 (17 July 2019)

An interesting concept that's taken down by an utterly uncharismatic and uninteresting actor, Himseh Patel, whose expressions range from baffled to , well, baffled, with the occasional WTF look thrown in. Can he sing? Not really. Serviceably? Barely.
Underscoring the entire film is the ostensible love interest, Lily James, which we of course see from the opening frames, but Patel doesn't -- until he does. Of course. Most damaging is that there is zero chemistry between them. I mean, ZERO. They look like two people from totally different worlds -- and films.
The best thing about the film (and that's not saying much)? Kate MacKinnon as Patel's manager. She revitalizes what could have been the worst of cliches. And given that she has relatively nothing to play off of -- the dullard Patel -- she walks away with the film. It's an Academy Award worthy performance. Relish it.