6/10

Rating: 6/10 (5 July 2019)

This movie has a few interesting ideas. But overall it didn't WOW me. The film's success is largely an understanding of a reality the movie tries to paint as evil. Which makes the whole product feel bizarre. And not in a good way.
I'd say the biggest flaw is that It often felt too slow paced. Also, after a while a lot similar kinds of jokes were recycled to a point where it wasn't fresh.
The actors were fine. The songs were performed nicely. I was annoyed that they never really explained why nearly everyone suddenly forgot and had no record or evidence of The Beatles, Coke, Harry Potter, cigarettes and a few other random things.
I liked what they did in imagining John Lennon surviving to the present day. Although the pathway to the main character meeting him seemed rather contrived.
Sadly, the story had a lot of love story cliches which made what I thought was an interesting Beatles sci-fi movie, into a chick flick romance. And not a good chick flick romance.
The film honestly feels like the work of a producer with a calculator rather than an artist making a brilliant work of art.
It isn't terrible. Producers usually know enough to make a product which will stay afloat. But it certainly isn't a movie I'll be recommend to my friends. Other band or musician movies of late have been much better. If you want a musician tribute movie, I'd recommend Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, or Green Book instead.